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Empirical Classical Probability - Addition Rule1 point possible (ungraded)At a teaching seminar there are 8 math teachers, 6 computer science teachers, 5 statistics teachers and 3 Spanish teachers. If an instructor is selected at random, find the probability of selecting a math or Spanish teacher. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Empirical Classical Probability - Addition Rule1 point possible (ungraded)At a teaching seminar there are 8 math teachers, 6 computer science teachers, 5 statistics teachers and 3 Spanish teachers. If an instructor is selected at random, find the probability of selecting a math or Spanish teacher. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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To solve this problem, we first need to find the total number of teachers. We do this by adding up all the teachers:

8 math teachers + 6 computer science teachers + 5 statistics teachers + 3 Spanish teachers = 22 teachers in total.

Next, we find the total number of math and Spanish teachers:

8 math teachers + 3 Spanish teachers = 11 teachers.

The probability of an event is calculated by dividing the number of ways the event can occur by the total number of outcomes. In this case, the event is selecting a math or Spanish teacher, and the total number of outcomes is the total number of teachers.

So, the probability of selecting a math or Spanish teacher is:

11 (math or Spanish teachers) / 22 (total teachers) = 0.50.

So, the probability of selecting a math or Spanish teacher is 0.50 or 50%, when rounded to two decimal places.

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