SOLUTION: three man are seeking public office. candidates a and b are given about the same chance of winning, but candidate c is given twice the chance of either a or b.
a) what is the prob
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Question 317523: three man are seeking public office. candidates a and b are given about the same chance of winning, but candidate c is given twice the chance of either a or b.
a) what is the probability that c wins?
b) what is the probability that a does not win? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! three man are seeking public office. candidates a and b are given about the same chance of winning, but candidate c is given twice the chance of either a or b.
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P(a) = x
P(b) = x
P(c) = 2x
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x + x + 2x = 1
4x = 1
x = 1/4
2x = 1/2
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a) what is the probability that c wins? = 1/2
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b) what is the probability that a does not win?
1-1/4 = 3/4
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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