A senator is selected at random. Find the probability of

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QUESTION:

A senator is selected at random. Find the probability of each event.

(a) The senator is male.

(b) The senator is not a Democrat.

(c) The senator is female or a Republican.

(d) The senator is male or a Democrat.

(e) Are the events “being female” and “being an Independent” mutually exclusive? Explain.

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QUESTION:

A senator is selected at random. Find the probability of each event.

(a) The senator is male.

(b) The senator is not a Democrat.

(c) The senator is female or a Republican.

(d) The senator is male or a Democrat.

(e) Are the events “being female” and “being an Independent” mutually exclusive? Explain.

ANSWER:

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The data based on the case study on senate's based on political party and gender are given.

                                                                       

     

We have to find the following probabilities.

(a) The senator is male.

(b) The senator is not democratic.

(c) The senator is female or a Republican.

(d) The senator is male or a democrat.

(e) We have to check whether the events “being female” and “being an independent” are mutually exclusive or not.

 

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