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In a ladies hostel,60% of the students read
Hindi newspaper,40% read English newspaper and
20%read both Hindi and English newspapers.A
student is selected at random.
Find the probability that she reads neither Hindi
nor English newspapers.

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Required probability`P(H'nnE')`
=`P((HuuE)')= 1-P(HuuE)`
=`1-[P(H)+P(E)-P(HnnE)]`
=1-[0.6+0.4-0.2]
=1-0.8=0.2=1/5
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