Maureen Webster, who is running for mayor in a large city, claims that she is favored by 53%of all eligible voters of that city. Assume that this claim is true. What is the probability thatin a random sample of 400 registered voters taken from this city, less than 49% will favorMaureen Webster?

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Maureen Webster, who is running for mayor in a large city, claims that she is favored by 53% of all eligible voters of that city. Assume that this claim is true. What is the probability that in a random sample of 400 registered voters taken from this city, less than 49% will favor Maureen Webster?