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7 July, 19:40

In a certain Algebra 2 class of 21 students, 6 of them play basketball and 14 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?

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  1. 7 July, 19:59
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    5 of them play neither sport.

    We can subtract 5 from 21 to get the kids that play a sport.

    16 - (14+6), is - 4.

    so 4 is the number of kids that play both sports.

    so the probability is 4/21.
  2. 7 July, 20:02
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    Answer:4

    Step-by-step explanation:

    To find this

    The universal set is 21

    To find number of the that played both basket ball and baseball

    6-x+14-x+5+x=21

    Collect like terms

    25-x=21

    x=4

    Therefore the number of students that play both basket ball and baseball is 4
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