1. A state senator believes that 25% of all senators on the Finance Committee will strongly support the tax proposal shewishes to advance. Suppose that this belief is correct and that 5 senators are approached at random.b. What is the probability that a majority of the 5 will strongly support the proposal? Answer in 4 decimal place.

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An unreliable company produces a large shipment of blenders where 13% have a defective motor, and 25% have a defective electrical cord and 5% have both defects. If you randomly select a blender in this shipment, find the probability that it has... a) only a defective electrical cord. Write your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place. b) a good motor. Write your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place. c) a good motor and a good electrical cord. Write your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.
4. Final: In a monthly report, the local animal shelter states that it curently has 21 dogs and 27 cats. Fourteen of the dogs and 18 of the cats are female. If an animal is selected at random, find the probability that the pet is a male dog. O a. 4283 O b.1458 O c.5194 O d. .2319 Previous page Jump to. 近

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