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One politician believes that 25% of all senior economists strongly support a proposal he wants to...

One politician believes that 25% of all senior economists strongly support a proposal he wants to put forward. Suppose this belief is correct, select five economists
1) What is the probability that at least one of the five supports the proposal?

2) What is the probability that the majority of the five will support the proposal?

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Let P be the probability that a senior economist strongly support a proposal

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