A cricket squad of 15 players is made up of 6 batters, 5 bowlers, 3 all-rounders and 1 wicket-keeper. One player of the squad is chosen at random to speak to the press. What is the probability that the player chosen is a batter or the wicket-keeper?

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7/15. Batters and the wicket-keeper together = 6 + 1 = 7 players out of 15, so P = 7/15. 2/5 counts the batters alone; 1/3 counts the bowlers; 8/15 is the probability of choosing neither a batter nor the wicket-keeper.

A cricket squad of 15 players is made up of 6 batters, 5 bowlers, 3 all-rounders and 1 wicket-keeper. One player of the squad is chosen at random to speak to the press. What is the probability that the player chosen is a batter or the wicket-keeper?

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