When a softball player gets a hit, it can be a single, double, triple, or home run. When Josephine is at bat, the probability that she hits a single is 15 percent and the probability that she hits a double is 5 percent.

What is the probability that Josephine hits a single or a double when she is at bat?

3 percent

10 percent

20 percent

75 percent

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Brendan Huerta

23 September, 16:02

When a softball player gets a hit, it can be a single, double, triple, or home run. When Josephine is at bat, the probability that she hits a single is 15 percent and the probability that she hits a double is 5 percent.

What is the probability that Josephine hits a single or a double when she is at bat?

3 percent

10 percent

20 percent

75 percent

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Osvaldo Weeks · Answer 1

The key word here is "or". If it's an OR question, you add the probabilities together. If it says "and", you multiply them together

As it is an OR question though, you add them.

So:

15 + 5 = 20%