A box contains 60 bolts and 120 nuts. On checking the box, it was found that half of the bolts and one fourth of the nuts are rusted. If one item is chosen at random, find the probability that it is rusted.
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1/60 is the probability
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P(rusted) = Rusted items/total items
Total rusted items = half of bolts + one fourth of nuts
= 30+30
=60
Reqd Probability = 60/180 =1/3