Question 268918: In the 108th Congress, the Senate consists of 51 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 1 independant. If a lobbyist for the tobacco industry randomly selects 3 different Senators, what is the probability that they are all Republicans? Would a lobbyist by likely to use random selection in this situation?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In the 108th Congress, the Senate consists of 51 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 1 independant. If a lobbyist for the tobacco industry randomly selects 3 different Senators, what is
probability that they are all Republicans = 51C3/100C3 = 0.1288
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Would a lobbyist by likely to use random selection in this situation?
No
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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