Government According to a survey, 86% of adults in the United States think the U.S. government system
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Government According to a survey, 86% of adults in the United States think the U.S. government system is broken. Of these 86%, about 8 out of 10 think the government can be fixed. (Adapted from CNN/Opinion Research Corporation)
(a) Find the probability that a randomly selected adult thinks the U.S. government system is broken and thinks the government can be fixed.
(b) Given that a randomly selected adult thinks the U.S. government system is broken, find the probability that he or she thinks the government cannot be fixed.
(c) Would it be unusual for a randomly selected adult to think the U.S. government system is broken and think the government can be fixed? Explain.
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Elementary Statistics Picturing The World
ISBN: 9780321693624
5th Edition
Authors: Ron Larson, Betsy Farber