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The mathematics department of a college has 5 male professors, 12 female professors, 13 male teaching assistants, and 15 female teaching assistants. If a person is selected at random from the group, find the probablity that the selected person is a professor or a male. The probability is(Type an integer or a fraction. Simplify your answer.)

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2/3

17 professors + 13 male assistants = 30
45 total
30/45 is 2/3
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