Please Help!!

There are 50 students total. Out of those 50, there are 18 taking English, 23 are taking Math, and 10 are taking English and Math (the others are taking other subjects so don't worry about them). If one is selected at random, find the probability that the student is taking English or Math.

Select one:
a. 18/50
b. 23/50
c. 10/50
d. 31/50

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Please Help!!

There are 50 students total. Out of those 50, there are 18 taking English, 23 are taking Math, and 10 are taking English and Math (the others are taking other subjects so don't worry about them). If one is selected at random, find the probability that the student is taking English or Math.

Select one:
a. 18/50
b. 23/50
c. 10/50
d. 31/50

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

Which one do you believe it is?

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

If you don't know that's ok I'll help guide you

anonymous · Answer

31/50

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

what's 18 plus 23?

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

18+23= 41 

41-10 = 31 

31/50 = 0.62 

= 62 percent chance

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

Correct

anonymous · Answer

yeah that makes more sense than what my teacher gives us. Thanks

misssunshinexxoxo · Answer

Cheers:) my pleasure