Suppose that 10 golfers enter a tournament and that their respective skill levels are approximately the same. six of the entrants are female and two of those are older than 40 years old. three of the men are older than 40 years old. what is the probability that the winner will be either female or older than 40 years old?

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Janiah Thomas

24 November, 06:46

Suppose that 10 golfers enter a tournament and that their respective skill levels are approximately the same. six of the entrants are female and two of those are older than 40 years old. three of the men are older than 40 years old. what is the probability that the winner will be either female or older than 40 years old?

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Justus Hess · Answer 1

So 6/10 is female--p (female) - - 3/5

40 yr old are 1/3 (2/6) and 3/4 so 1/4 prob 40 yr old is 13/12

and is adding the probability

3/5+13/12 which is 1 41/60.

im not sure tho