According to a New York Times/CBS Poll Released in March

question 188

Short Answer

According to a New York Times/CBS poll released in March, 2005, 77% agreed that it should be the government's responsibility to provide a decent standard of living for the elderly, and 42% agreed that it would be a good idea to invest part of their Social Security taxes on their own. If agreement with one of these propositions is independent of agreement with the other, what is the probability that a person agreed with both propositions (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

The probability is __________.

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Definitions:

NADPH

A coenzyme involved in anabolic reactions, serving as a reducing agent that donates electrons in various biochemical reactions.

Carbon Dioxide Fixation

Process by which carbon dioxide gas is attached to an organic compound; in photosynthesis, this occurs in the Calvin cycle reactions.

Calvin Cycle

A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms, playing a crucial role in converting carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose.

3PG

3-phosphoglycerate, an intermediate in the glycolytic pathway and the Calvin cycle, crucial for the synthesis of glucose and other carbohydrates.