For This Year's Mayoral Election, Voter Dissatisfaction Is Very High

question 121

Multiple Choice

For this year's mayoral election, voter dissatisfaction is very high. In a survey of 100 likely voters, 26 said they planned to write in an independent candidate rather than vote for the
Democrat or Republican candidate for mayor.
What is the probability that a surveyed voter plans to write in an independent candidate?

• A) 0.26
• B) 0.1
• C) 0.74
• D) 0.026

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