A survey of families revealed that 58% of all families eat turkey at holiday meals, 44% eat ham, and 16% have both turkey and ham to eat at holidays meals. a. What is the probability that a family selected at random had neither turkey nor ham at their holiday meal?
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However, we also know that 16% of families eat both. This means that the 16% is included in both the 58% and the 44%. So, to find the total percentage of families that eat either turkey or ham, we add the percentage of families that eat turkey (58%) and the Show more…
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