6. Probabilities of Mutually Exclusive Events
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The sum of the probability of an event and the probability of its complement is 1.
25 %
We want to find the probability of not living in a particular dorm. Note that this is the complement of living in that particular dorm. The sum of the probability of an event and the probability of its complement is 1.
P(Particular dorm)= 75 %
Convert to percent
LHS-75 %=RHS-75 %
Subtract term
The probability of not living in a particular dorm or living in another dorm, is equal to 25 %.