A box consists of 100 shirts of which 88 are good, 8 have minor defects and 4 have major defects. Ramesh, a shopkeeper will buy only those shirts which are good; but 'Kewal', another shopkeeper, will not buy shirts with major defects. A shirt is taken out of the box at random. What is the probability that,
Ramesh will buy the selected shirt?
Kewal will buy the selected shirt?

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Ramesh will buy the shirt $=$ Probability is $\frac{88}{100}$
$= \frac{22}{25}$
So the probability is of $\frac{22}{25}$
Kewal will by the shirt $= \frac{92}{100}$
$= \frac{46}{50}$
$= \frac{23}{25}$
So the probability is $\frac{23}{25}$ .

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Ramesh will buy the shirt=Probability is 88100=2225So the probability is of 2225Kewal will by the shirt=92100=4650=2325So the probability is 2325.

Ramesh will buy the shirt $=$ Probability is $\frac{88}{100}$
$= \frac{22}{25}$
So the probability is of $\frac{22}{25}$
Kewal will by the shirt $= \frac{92}{100}$
$= \frac{46}{50}$
$= \frac{23}{25}$
So the probability is $\frac{23}{25}$ .