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Melissa Is Looking for the Perfect Man

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Melissa is looking for the perfect man.She claims that at her college 34% of men are smart,30% are funny,and 19% are both smart and funny.If Melissa is right,are being smart and being funny independent events?


A) Yes,no man is both smart and funny.
B) Yes,overall 30% of men are funny.Among those who are smart,30% are funny. These are equal.
C) No,19% are both smart and funny.
D) No,overall 30% of men are funny,but among those who are smart 55.9% are funny.These are not equal.
E) Yes,because P(Smart and Funny) = P(Smart) ∙ P(Funny) .

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