Using the example from the text about the supermarket fliers, when we calculate the probability that a flier will be left either among the canned goods or in the bottom of the shopping cart, we need to invoke
A) the additive rule.
B) the superlative rule.
C) the dependence rule.
D) the multiplicative rule.

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The question is asking for the probability of two separate events happening (flier left among canned goods AND flier left in the bottom of the shopping cart), which means we need to use the additive rule of probability.

Using the Example from the Text About the Supermarket Fliers