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Suppose you ask a friend to randomly choose an integer between 1 and 10, inclusive.

What is the probability that the number will be more than 6 or odd? (Enter your probability as a fraction.)

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Start by putting the possible integers your friend can select


\text{S}=\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10\}

Then, call the 2 possible events as A and B, and what are the possible integers in each event:

A = Be more than 6

B = The number is odd


\text{A}=\{7,8,9,10\}


\text{B}=\{1,3,5,7,9\}

The probability of the union of two events can be calculated as:


\text{P}(\text{A}\cup\text{B})=\text{P(A)}+\text{P(B)}-P(\text{A}\cap\text{B})

Then,


\text{P(A)}=\frac{\text{number of elements in A}}{\text{number of elements in S}}


\text{P(A)}=(4)/(10)


\text{P(B)}=\frac{\text{number of elements in B}}{\text{number of elements in S}}


\text{P(B)}=(5)/(10)


\text{P(A}\cap\text{B})=\frac{\text{number of elements in A and B}}{\text{number of elements in S}}


\text{P(A}\cap\text{B})=(2)/(10)

Finally,


\text{P(A}\cup\text{B})=(4)/(10)+(5)/(10)- (2)/(10)


\text{P(A}\cup\text{B})= (7)/(10)

Answer:

the probability that the number will be more than 6 or odd is: 7/10

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