From the employees of a company, 5 persons are selected to represent them in the managing committee of the company. Particulars of five persons are as follows: A person is selected at random from this group to act as a spokeperson. What is the probability that the spokesperson wil be either male or over 35 years?

From the employees of a company, 5 persons are selected to represent t

1.	From the employees of a company, 5 persons are selected to represent them in the managing committee of the company. Particulars of five persons are as follows: A person is selected at random from this group to act as a spokeperson. What is the probability that the spokesperson wil be either male or over 35 years?
Answer» <P> SOLUTION :Total MEMBER `=5` `implies` No. of ways of selecting one member `N(S)=5` Male member `=3impliesn(M)=3` Members over 35 YEARS of age are `P(T)=2` Now `n(MnnT)=1` `:.P(MuuT)=P(M)+P(T)-P(MnnT)` `=3/5+2/5-1/5=4/5` Here probability that the selected personwill be either male or over 35 years `=4/5`