In: Statistics and Probability
In a class of 50 students, 10 play tennis (including those who also play volleyball), 15 play volleyball (including those who also play tennis), and 5 play both tennis and volleyball. If I pick a student at random, what is the probability that s/he doesn't play either tennis or volleyball?
number of students
number of students who play tennis (including those who also play volleyball)
number of students who play volleyball (including those who also play tennis)
number of students who play both tennis and volleyball
let us calculate each probability first
If I pick a student at random, what is the probability that s/he doesn't play either tennis or volleyball?
we want the probability that
hence the probability that the randomly chosen student doesn't play either tennis or volleyball is 3/5.