Please show me how to work this question correctly I have usedthe probability fo

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Please show me how to work this question correctly I have usedthe probability formulas and cannot seem to answer correctly.Any help is appreciated! Problem: In a history class there are 30 freshmen and 25 sophomores.Twelve of the freshmen are males and 16 of the sophomores aremales. If a student is selected at random, the probability that thestudent is a freshman or a female would be 39/55. Thank you in advance, I am studying for a TEST! Please show me how to work this question correctly I have usedthe probability formulas and cannot seem to answer correctly.Any help is appreciated! Problem: In a history class there are 30 freshmen and 25 sophomores.Twelve of the freshmen are males and 16 of the sophomores aremales. If a student is selected at random, the probability that thestudent is a freshman or a female would be 39/55. Thank you in advance, I am studying for a TEST!

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I don't see a question, but if you want me to check if 39/55 iscorrect. First off there are 30 freshmen. Then there are 25 sophomores but16 of them are females. 25 - 16 = 9 means there are 9 females. Therefore 30 + 9 = 39/55

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