Answer:
a) 0.0176 or 1.76%
b) 0.2270 or 22.70%
c) 0.6268 or 62.68%
Step-by-step explanation:
Democrats: P(D) = 39%
Republicans: P(R) = 26%
Others: P(O) = 7%
Independent: P(I) = 100-39-26-7 =28%
a) Probability of talking to all Republicans in three calls:
[tex]P(N_R=3) =P(R)*P(R)*P(R)\\P(N_R=3) =0.26^3 = 0.0176[/tex]
a) Probability of talking to no democrats in three calls:
[tex]P(N_D=0) =(1-P(D)*(1-P(D)*(1-P(D)\\P(N_D=0) =(1-0.39)^3 = 0.2270[/tex]
c) Probability of talking to at least one independent in three calls:
[tex]P(N_I\geq1)=1-P(N_I=0)\\P(N_I\geq1) = 1-(1-0.28)*(1-0.28)*(1-0.28)\\P(N_I\geq1) = 0.6268[/tex]