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latech.edu/webwork2/Fall201718-Stat200-McCaa/Stat 200 Chapter4/11/tkey-cOtyWo9vNr7SajfA7Payo38user hsg0o3&keffectiveUser-hsg0o3; Previous Problem Problem List Next Problem (1 point) Four candidates are running for mayor. The four candidates are Adams, Brown, Collins, and Dalton. Employing the subjective a a political scientist has assigned the following probabilitites: P(Adams wins) 0.44 P(Brown wins) = 0.05 P(Collins wins) -0.23 P(Dalton wins) = 0.28 Determine the probabilities of the following events: Adams loses = Either Brown or Dalton wins Either Adams, Brown, or Collins wins = Note: You can earn partial credit on this problem. Preview My Answers Submit Answers You have attempted this problem 0 times,Explanation / Answer
P(Adams loses) = 1 - P(adams wins)
= 1 - 0.44
= 0.56
P(Either brown or Dalton wins) = P(Brown wins) + P(Daltons wins)
= 0.05 + 0.28
= 0.33
P(Adams, Brown or Collins wins) = 0.44 + 0.05 + 0.23
= 0.72
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