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A logistics center stores inventory in two separate sectors: Sector A, which holds 30% of the stock, and Sector B, which holds 70% of the stock. Audit records show that 10% of the items in Sector A are perishable, and 5% of the items in Sector B are perishable.
If an item is chosen at random from the center's total stock, what is the probability that the item is perishable?
- 3.5%
- 7.5%
- 6.5%
- 15.0%
- 8.5%
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