SOLUTION: 5. in a particular calendar year 10 percent of the registered voters get called for for jury duty.In this city, people are selected for jury duty at torandom from al registered vo

Question 1033453: 5. in a particular calendar year 10 percent of the registered voters get called for for jury duty.In this city, people are selected for jury duty at torandom from al registered voters in the city and the same individual cannot be called more than once.
a.What is the probability that a registered voter is not called for jury duty during a particular year?
b.What is the probability that a registered voter is called for jury duty two years ion a row?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a. Since, in any calender year, there is a 10% probability of any particular registered voter to be called for jury duty, there is a 90% probability that they WON'T be called for jury duty.
b. Considering the year in question to be a normal year, then there is a .1 X .1,or .01 probability that the same person will be called for jury duty two years in a row!!!!!!
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