A poll showed that among potential voters, 36% support Candidate A in the upcoming election, 36% support Candidate B, and the remainder of the potential voters are undecided. If you interview six people at random, what is the probability that you get two supporters of A, two supporters of B, and twe undecideds? (Your answer should be a decimal. Round to 4 decimal places if necessary.)

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A poll showed that among potential voters, 36% support Candidate A in the
upcoming election, 36% support Candidate B, and the remainder of the
potential voters are undecided. If you interview six people at random, what is
the probability that you get two supporters of A, two supporters of B, and two
undecideds?
(Your answer should be a decimal. Round to 4 decimal places if necessary.)
A basketball player finishes her practice with a drill in which she takes half-
court shots until she makes 3 of them. If each of her shot has a 19% chance of
going in, what is the probability that she needs more than 28 total shot
attempts to finish the drill?
(Your answer should be a decimal. Round to 4 decimal places if necessary.)
Transcribed Image Text:A poll showed that among potential voters, 36% support Candidate A in the upcoming election, 36% support Candidate B, and the remainder of the potential voters are undecided. If you interview six people at random, what is the probability that you get two supporters of A, two supporters of B, and two undecideds? (Your answer should be a decimal. Round to 4 decimal places if necessary.) A basketball player finishes her practice with a drill in which she takes half- court shots until she makes 3 of them. If each of her shot has a 19% chance of going in, what is the probability that she needs more than 28 total shot attempts to finish the drill? (Your answer should be a decimal. Round to 4 decimal places if necessary.)
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