The following table shows a breakdown of the 113th U.S. Congress by party affiliation. a. A member of Congress is selected at random. What is

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a. A member of Congress is selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a Republican?
b. Given that the person selected is a member of the House of Representatives, what is the probability he or she is a Republican?
c. What is the probability of selecting a member of the House of Representatives or aDemocrat?

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