A survey revealed that 45% of people are entertained by reading books, 46% are entertained by watching TV, and 9% are entertained by both books and TV. What is the probability that a person will be entertained by either books or TV?
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- From the survey, 45% of people are entertained by reading books. - Since 9% are entertained by both books and TV, we need to subtract this overlap from the total percentage entertained by books. - Probability of being entertained by books only = 45% - 9% = 36% Show more…
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