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In a certain population, 10% of the people are rich, 5% are famous, and 3% are rich and famous. Then find the probability that a person picked at random from the population is either famous or rich but not both.

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To solve the problem, we need to find the probability that a person picked at random from the population is either famous or rich, but not both. We can break this down step by step. ### Step 1: Define the Events Let: - \( R \) = event that a person is rich - \( F \) = event that a person is famous From the problem, we know: - \( P(R) = 0.10 \) (10% are rich) - \( P(F) = 0.05 \) (5% are famous) - \( P(R \cap F) = 0.03 \) (3% are both rich and famous) ### Step 2: Calculate the Probability of Being Rich but Not Famous The probability that a person is rich but not famous can be expressed as: \[ P(R \cap F') = P(R) - P(R \cap F) \] Substituting the known values: \[ P(R \cap F') = 0.10 - 0.03 = 0.07 \] ### Step 3: Calculate the Probability of Being Famous but Not Rich The probability that a person is famous but not rich can be expressed as: \[ P(F \cap R') = P(F) - P(R \cap F) \] Substituting the known values: \[ P(F \cap R') = 0.05 - 0.03 = 0.02 \] ### Step 4: Calculate the Total Probability of Being Either Famous or Rich but Not Both Now, we need to find the total probability that a person is either famous or rich but not both. This can be calculated by adding the probabilities from Steps 2 and 3: \[ P(R \cap F') + P(F \cap R') = 0.07 + 0.02 = 0.09 \] ### Conclusion Thus, the probability that a person picked at random from the population is either famous or rich but not both is: \[ \boxed{0.09} \]

To solve the problem, we need to find the probability that a person picked at random from the population is either famous or rich, but not both. We can break this down step by step. ### Step 1: Define the Events Let: - \( R \) = event that a person is rich - \( F \) = event that a person is famous From the problem, we know: ...
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