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For a local election the probability of voters favoring the incumbent went from 46% on August...

For a local election the probability of voters favoring the incumbent went from 46% on August

01 to 52% on September 01 although only 38% favored him in both polls. What is the probability that a random voter who supported the incumbent on August

01 is still a supporter on September 01?

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Here, we have to use the given information to obtain the Conditional Probability.

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