john invites 12 friends to a dinner party, half of which are men. Exactly one man and one woman are bringing desserts. If one person vrom this from is selected at random, what is the probability that it is a woman, or a man who is not bringing a dessert?作者: 芣莋厷炷de女王 时间: 2016-7-17 15:40:17
如果or前面没有逗号,那么题目问的就是从12个人里随机选到一个不带甜点的人的几率。但是or前面有逗号,那a woman和a man who is not bringing dessert是分开的,也就是who is not bringing dessert只修饰a man,不修饰a woman。所以问题问的是如果随机从12个人里选一个人,这个人是女人(不管带不带甜点),(注意逗号)或者是不带甜点的男人的几率。是女人的几率是6/12,是不带甜点的男人的几率是5/12,加起来是11/12。