12.13 Benford's Law. The first digit of a randomly chosén expense accoup claim follows Benford's law (Example 12.7). Consider the events A = {first digit is 4 or greater} B = {first digit is even} %3D %3D C={first digit is less than 5} What's P(C)?

12.13 Benford's Law. The first digit of a randomly chosén expense accoup claim follows Benford's law (Example 12.7). Consider the events A = {first digit is 4 or greater} B = {first digit is even} %3D %3D C={first digit is less than 5} What's P(C)?

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12.13 Benford's Law. The first digit of a randomly chosén expense accoup
claim follows Benford's law (Example 12.7). Consider the events
A = {first digit is 4 or greater}
B = {first digit is even}
%3D
%3D
C={first digit is less than 5}
What's P(C)?

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