In a certain corporation, there are 300 male employees and 150 female employees. It is known that 30% of the male employees have advanced degrees and 40% of the females have advanced degrees. If one of the 450 employees is chosen at random, what is the probability this employee has an advanced degree or is female?  Pick.
A) 2/3
B) 3/5
C) 3/10
D) 8/15
E) 11/30
P(female) = 150/450 = 1/3   P(male with advanced degree) = 0.3*300/450 = 90/450 = 1/5   The sum of the probabilities is 8/15   The answer is 8/15.
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In a certain corporation, there are 300 male employees and 150 female employees. It is known that 30% of the male employees have advanced degrees and 40% of the females have advanced degrees. If one of the 450 employees is chosen at random, what is the probability this employee has an advanced degree or is female?