A State Legislative Body Is Considering an Action That Allows

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Essay

A state legislative body is considering an action that allows gambling within the state.An opinion survey of 200 voters was conducted and the results are indicated in the following table:
Favor Oppose No Opinion Total
Democrat 40 35 9 84
Republican 60 30 6 96
Other 4 8 8 20
Total 104 73 23 200
Assume that the survey reflects the opinion of the voting population.If a person is selected at random,determine each of the following (empirical)probabilities:
(a)P (opposes gambling)
(b)P (Republican)
(c)P (Democrat who favors gambling).

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