SOLUTION: In a battleground state, 36% of all voters are Republicans. Assuming that there are only two parties - Democrat and Republican, if two voters are randomly selected for a telephone

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Question 291794: In a battleground state, 36% of all voters are Republicans. Assuming that there are only two parties - Democrat and Republican, if two voters are randomly selected for a telephone survey, what is the probability that they are both Republicans?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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In a battleground state, 36% of all voters are Republicans. Assuming that there are only two parties - Democrat and Republican, if two voters are randomly selected for a telephone survey, what is the probability that they are both Republicans?
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P(Rep) = 0.36
P(Dem) = 0.64
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P(2 Reps) = 0.36^2 = 0.1296
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Stan H.