A famous hypnotist performs in Meany Hall before a crowd of 350 students and 180 non-students. The hypnotist knows from previous experience that one-half of the students and two-thirds of the non-students are hypnotizable. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person from the audience will be hypnotizable or will be a non-student?
a. 0.330 c. 0.869
b. 0.340 d. 0.670
D
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).