Four people are running for class president: Liz, Fred, Sue, and Tom. The probabilities of Fred, Sue, and Tom winning are 0.26, 0.28, and 0.29, respectively. (a) What is the probability of Liz winning? (b) What is the probability that Fred or Tom wins? (c) What is the probability that Tom loses? (a) The probability of Liz winning is nothing. (Type an integer or a decimal.)

Four people are running for class president: Liz, Fred, Sue, and Tom. The probabilities of Fred, Sue, and Tom winning are 0.26, 0.28, and 0.29, respectively. (a) What is the probability of Liz winning? (b) What is the probability that Fred or Tom wins? (c) What is the probability that Tom loses? (a) The probability of Liz winning is nothing. (Type an integer or a decimal.)

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Four people are running for class president: Liz, Fred, Sue, and Tom. The probabilities of Fred, Sue, and Tom winning are

0.26,

0.28,

and

0.29,

respectively.

(a) What is the probability of Liz winning?

(b) What is the probability that Fred or Tom wins?

(a) The probability of Liz winning is

nothing.

(Type an integer or a decimal.)

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