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Find the probability that a randomly selected voter voted for Bob Jones.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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For a recent local election, 55% of the voters were Democrats. Of the Democrats, 80% voted for John Smith, and of the non-Democrats, 10% voted for Bob Jones. Find the probability that a randomly selected voter voted for Bob Jones.

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