From community the probability that a married man is a college graduate is .35. The probability that the wife is a college graduate is .41, and the probability that both the husband and the wife are college graduates is .14. If a married couple from this community is randomly selected, what is the probability that either the man or his wife is a college graduate?
A. .62 B. 1 C. .9 D. .76
Option(A): 0.62
The probability that a married man is a college graduate is 0.35: P(M) = 0.35
The probability that the wife is a college graduate is 0.41: P(W) = 0.41
The probability that both the husband and the wife are college graduates is 0.14: P(M and W) = 0.14
If a married couple from this community is randomly selected, the probability that either the man or his wife is a college graduate is
= P(M or W)
= P(M) + P(W) – P(M and W)
= 0.35 + 0.41 – 0.14
= 0.62
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