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32. Every day, Jorge buys a lottery ticket. Each ticket has a probability of 0.3 of...

32. Every day, Jorge buys a lottery ticket. Each ticket has a probability of 0.3 of winning a prize. After seven days, what is the probability that Jorge has won at least one prize? Round your answer to four decimal places.

26. Charles has seven songs on a playlist. Each song is by a different artist. The artists are Shania Twain, Nick Carter, Aaron Carter, Joey McIntyre, Phil Collins, Shakira, and Michael Jackson. He programs his player to play the songs in a random order, without repetition. What is the probability that the first song is by Nick Carter and the second song is by Joey McIntyre? Write your answer as a fraction or a decimal, rounded to four decimal places.

25. An unfair coin has probability 0.3 of landing heads. The coin is tossed seven times. What is the probability that it lands heads at least once? Round the answer to four decimal places.

21. Let A and B be events with =PA0.7 and =PB0.5. Assume that A and B are independent. Find PA and B.

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