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Chapter 2.2, Problem 11E
A mutual fund company offers its customers a variety of funds: a money-market fund, three different bond funds (short, intermediate, and long-term), two stock funds (moderate and high-risk), and a balanced fund. Among customers who own shares in just one fund, the percentages of customers in the different funds are as follows:
A customer who owns shares in just one fund is randomly selected.
- a. What is the
probability that the selected individual owns shares in the balanced fund? - b. What is the probability that the individual owns shares in a bond fund?
- c. What is the probability that the selected individual does not own shares in a stock fund?
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