A retail shop accepts only cash or checks. Suppose that 57% of its customers carry cash, 50% carry checks, and 39% carry both cash and checks. What is the

probability that a randomly chosen customer at the shop is carrying cash or checks (or both) ?

Write your answer as a decimal (not as a percentage).

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Gilbert Bruce

15 June, 14:34

A retail shop accepts only cash or checks. Suppose that 57% of its customers carry cash, 50% carry checks, and 39% carry both cash and checks. What is the

probability that a randomly chosen customer at the shop is carrying cash or checks (or both) ?

Write your answer as a decimal (not as a percentage).

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Leyla · Answer 1

A retail shop accepts only cash or checks. Suppose that

46

% of its customers carry cash,

37

% carry checks, and

74

% carry cash or checks (or both). What is the probability that a randomly chosen customer at the shop is carrying both cash and checks?