The accompanying table shows the numbers of male and female students in a certain region who received​ bachelor's degrees in a certain field in a recent year. A student is selected at random. Find the probability of each event listed in parts​ (a) through​ (c) below.
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Part 1
​(a) The student is male or received a degree in the field
The probability is
  
0.517.
​(Type an integer or a decimal. Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)
Part 2
​(b) The student is female or received a degree outside of the field
The probability is
  
enter your response here.
​(Type an integer or a decimal. Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)
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Table
Degrees in Field
Degrees Outside of Field
Total

Males
185 comma 841
581 comma 979
767 comma 820
Females
159 comma 827
867 comma 720
1 comma 027 comma 547
Total
345 comma 668
1 comma 449 comma 699
1 comma 795 comma 367

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