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ProbabilityQuestion2:

Thereare145peopleinaseminar.52ofwhicharemale,andtherestfemale.Out
ofthe145people,23malesand58femalesworesomesortofredclothingitem.Ifa
personfromtheseminarwaschosenrandomly,whatistheprobabilitythatthepersonisa
maleorsomeonewhoworearedpieceofclothing?

Solution:
P(AorB)=P(A)+P(B)P(AandB)
P(maleorred)=(52/145)+(81/145)(23/145)=(22/29)or.7586or75.86%

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