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

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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
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For 2017 expiration, there are only 14 possibilities not 78.
So,
P=13%2F14