Assistance please. Men Women Boys Girls Total Survived: 332 318 29 27 706 Died:

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Assistance please.                   Men      Women         Boys         Girls          Total Survived:     332           318           29               27          706 Died:           1360         104           35                18            1517 Total:           1692         422            64               45           2223 =================================================== Assume that one person aboard the Titanic is reandomlyselected amoung the 2223 passengers. a) Find the probability of selecting a woman or a girl. b) Find the probability of selecting a man or someone whosurvived in the sinking of the ship. Not sure to start this problem, please offer someassistance. Thanks. Assistance please.                   Men      Women         Boys         Girls          Total Survived:     332           318           29               27          706 Died:           1360         104           35                18            1517 Total:           1692         422            64               45           2223 =================================================== Assume that one person aboard the Titanic is reandomlyselected amoung the 2223 passengers. a) Find the probability of selecting a woman or a girl. b) Find the probability of selecting a man or someone whosurvived in the sinking of the ship. Not sure to start this problem, please offer someassistance. Thanks.

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a) P[W or G] = P[W] + P[G] = 422/2223 + 45/2223 =467/2223 b) P[M or S] = P[M] + P[S] - P[M and S] = 1692/2223 +706/2223 - 332/2223 = 2066/2223

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