Answer to Question #343654 in Statistics and Probability for jahniya

Question

In a certain Algebra 2 class of 29 students, 18 of them play basketball and 5 of them play baseball. There are 9 students who play neither sport. What is the probability that a student chosen randomly from the class plays basketball or baseball?

Answer 1

$$P(Basket\cup Base)=\dfrac{29-9}{29}=\dfrac{20}{29}$$