Dace is a political analyst for a presidential candidate (Aspirant A) with two strong competitors (Aspirants B and C). She analyzed that B and C have exactly the same chance of winning a seat while A has twice the chance of either B and C. With the given information, what is the chance of A in winning.

Dace is a political analyst for a presidential candidate (Aspirant A) with two strong competitors (Aspirants B and C). She analyzed that B and C have exactly the same chance of winning a seat while A has twice the chance of either B and C. With the given information, what is the chance of A in winning.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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