A Major Airline Keeps Track of Data on How Their

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Essay

A major airline keeps track of data on how their passengers redeem frequent flyer miles. They found that in the last year 58% of passengers redeemed them to purchase tickets for domestic travel, 44% redeemed them to purchase tickets for international travel, and that 16% redeemed them to purchase tickets for both domestic and international travel.
a. What is the probability that in the last year a passenger redeemed frequent flyer miles to purchase a ticket for domestic or international travel?
b. What is the probability that in the last year a passenger did not redeem frequent flyer miles to purchase a ticket for domestic or international travel?
c. Is redeeming frequent flyer miles to purchase a ticket for domestic and international travel disjoint or mutually exclusive? Explain.

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