SOLUTION: Hello: If a Senator is selected at random, find this probability: P(Republican given term expires in 2017) Party 2013 2015 2017 Total Democrat 21 20 1 42 Republic

Question 1051208: Hello:
If a Senator is selected at random, find this probability:
P(Republican given term expires in 2017)
Party 2013 2015 2017 Total
Democrat 21 20 1 42
Republican 8 15 13 36
Total 29 35 14 78

I cannot get this problem correct. I want to do the following and it is not the correct answer: 13/78
Thank You
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For 2017 expiration, there are only 14 possibilities not 78.
So,

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