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In a certain Algebra 2 class of 28 students, 5 of them play basketball and 21 of them play baseball. There are 5 students who play neither sport. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays both basketball and baseball?
Does 'neither' mean 'not basketball AND not baseball'? Or 'not basketball OR not baseball'?
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In a certain Algebra 2 class of 28 students, 5 of them play basketball and 21 of them play baseball. There are 5 students who play neither sport. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays both basketball and baseball?
Does 'neither' mean 'not basketball AND not baseball'? Or 'not basketball OR not baseball'?
probability logic definition logic-translation
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In a certain Algebra 2 class of 28 students, 5 of them play basketball and 21 of them play baseball. There are 5 students who play neither sport. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays both basketball and baseball?
Does 'neither' mean 'not basketball AND not baseball'? Or 'not basketball OR not baseball'?
probability logic definition logic-translation
In a certain Algebra 2 class of 28 students, 5 of them play basketball and 21 of them play baseball. There are 5 students who play neither sport. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays both basketball and baseball?
Does 'neither' mean 'not basketball AND not baseball'? Or 'not basketball OR not baseball'?
probability logic definition logic-translation
edited Aug 11 at 5:46
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closed as off-topic by Extremal, Eric Wofsey, Shailesh, amWhy, Henrik Aug 11 at 13:01
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Welcome to MSE! When you post questions here, you must mention something you have tried rather than just posting the question. Otherwise people will downvote to close the post.
â Extremal
Aug 10 at 23:28
This is more a problem about logic translation than about probability.
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Welcome to MSE! When you post questions here, you must mention something you have tried rather than just posting the question. Otherwise people will downvote to close the post.
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This is more a problem about logic translation than about probability.
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Welcome to MSE! When you post questions here, you must mention something you have tried rather than just posting the question. Otherwise people will downvote to close the post.
â Extremal
Aug 10 at 23:28
This is more a problem about logic translation than about probability.
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This is more a problem about logic translation than about probability.
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The word neither means
not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either.
So, when the question says that the students play neither sport, it means they do not play baseball and does not play basketball.
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A student plays neither basketball nor baseball is an unambiguous way of saying that said student does not play basketball and does not play baseball.
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5 students do not play at all. Therefore 23 students play at least one sport. Add numbers for both sport and get 26, so 3 students play both. So probability of student chosen at random plays both is 3/28.
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The word neither means
not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either.
So, when the question says that the students play neither sport, it means they do not play baseball and does not play basketball.
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The word neither means
not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either.
So, when the question says that the students play neither sport, it means they do not play baseball and does not play basketball.
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The word neither means
not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either.
So, when the question says that the students play neither sport, it means they do not play baseball and does not play basketball.
The word neither means
not the one nor the other of two people or things; not either.
So, when the question says that the students play neither sport, it means they do not play baseball and does not play basketball.
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A student plays neither basketball nor baseball is an unambiguous way of saying that said student does not play basketball and does not play baseball.
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A student plays neither basketball nor baseball is an unambiguous way of saying that said student does not play basketball and does not play baseball.
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A student plays neither basketball nor baseball is an unambiguous way of saying that said student does not play basketball and does not play baseball.
A student plays neither basketball nor baseball is an unambiguous way of saying that said student does not play basketball and does not play baseball.
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5 students do not play at all. Therefore 23 students play at least one sport. Add numbers for both sport and get 26, so 3 students play both. So probability of student chosen at random plays both is 3/28.
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5 students do not play at all. Therefore 23 students play at least one sport. Add numbers for both sport and get 26, so 3 students play both. So probability of student chosen at random plays both is 3/28.
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5 students do not play at all. Therefore 23 students play at least one sport. Add numbers for both sport and get 26, so 3 students play both. So probability of student chosen at random plays both is 3/28.
5 students do not play at all. Therefore 23 students play at least one sport. Add numbers for both sport and get 26, so 3 students play both. So probability of student chosen at random plays both is 3/28.
answered Aug 11 at 0:52
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Welcome to MSE! When you post questions here, you must mention something you have tried rather than just posting the question. Otherwise people will downvote to close the post.
â Extremal
Aug 10 at 23:28
This is more a problem about logic translation than about probability.
â Taroccoesbrocco
Aug 11 at 5:43