document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=682437>Question 682437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A commitee of 15 members is voting on a proposal each member casts a yay or a nay vote. on a random voting basis, what is the probability that the final vote count is unanimous? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Prob any one of the 15 votes is yay is 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If unanimous means everyone votes yay the probability is (1/2)^15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If unanimous means everyone votes yay or everyone votes nay the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability is 2*(1/2)^15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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