To find: the
Answer to Problem 84E
The probability of support for each political bookis
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The percentage of category of voters in a large city are 40% white voters, 40% black voters, and 20% Hispanic voters.
Concept used:
Definition of conditional probability:
Calculation:
According to the question, the tree diagram is:
Now, to findthe probability of support for each political book.
Add the corresponding probabilities:
Hence,the probability of support for each political book is
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