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Find the indicated probability.
-The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers.  Nonsmoker  Occasional  smoker  Regular  smoker  Heavy  smoker  Total  Men 431507149601 Women 382488639555 Total 81398157881156\begin{array} { r | c c c c c } & \text { Nonsmoker } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Occasional } \\\text { smoker }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Regular } \\\text { smoker }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Heavy } \\\text { smoker }\end{array} & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Men } & 431 & 50 & 71 & 49 & 601 \\\text { Women } & 382 & 48 & 86 & 39 & 555 \\\text { Total } & 813 & 98 & 157 & 88 & 1156\end{array} If one of the 1156 people is randomly selected, find the probability that the person is a man or a heavy smoker.


A) 0.554
B) 0.557
C) 0.511
D) 0.596

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