A box contains 5 nails and 12 nuts. Half of the nails and half of the nuts are rusted. If one item is chosen at random then find the probability that it is rusted and is a nail?

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first find the probability of getting a rusted and then find the probability of getting a nail!!!
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P(rusted) = 8/16 P(nail) = 6/16 P(rusted and nail) = 3/16 P(A intersection B) = 8/16 + 6/16 - 3/16;
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The question carries an error! There are five nails and half of 5 is 2.5. It is now a meaningless assertion to say 2.5 nails (question says half of the nails and half of the nuts are rusted) are rusted. Kindly rectify the mistake and forward it once again.
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5/2 nails. But doesn't make sense
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Half of 5 nails is not possible.
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If you want you can consider the other half nail as 3rd rusty nail and proceed if you really want to consider and solve the question...!!!
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No.of nails in box is incorrect to the second sentence in the question.
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Half of 5 nails??
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I think, half of the nails = 5/2 which is not appropriate, because counting nails cannot be a fraction
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P(rusted) = 8/16 P(nail) = 6/16 P(rusted and nail) = 3/16 P(A intersection B) = 8/16 + 6/16 - 3/16 =11/16
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