A movie company surveyed 1000 people. 229 people said they went to see the new movie on Friday, 256 said they went on Saturday. If 24 people saw the movie both nights, what is the probability that a person chosen at random saw the movie on Friday or Saturday?

a. 0.461
b. 0.437
c. 0.485
d. 0.413

Question

A movie company surveyed 1000 people. 229 people said they went to see the new movie on Friday, 256 said they went on Saturday. If 24 people saw the movie both nights, what is the probability that a person chosen at random saw the movie on Friday or Saturday?

a. 0.461
b. 0.437
c. 0.485
d. 0.413

anonymous · Answer

A Venn diagram would help here:|dw:1374529337481:dw|Now, add up the numbers and divide by 1000

anonymous · Answer

I got 0.461, thank you so much for the help! =)

anonymous · Answer

uw!  Good luck in all of your studies and thx for the recognition!  @catsarecool1995

anonymous · Answer

Thank you!