A Famous Hypnotist Performs in Meany Hall Before a Crowd

question 7

Multiple Choice

A famous hypnotist performs in Meany Hall before a crowd of 350 students and 180 non-students. The hypnotist knows from previous experience that one-half of the students and two-thirds of the non-students are hypnotizable. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person from the audience will be hypnotizable or will be a non-student?

• A) 0.330
• B) 0.340
• C) 0.869
• D) 0.670

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