Question

a town held an election. the four candidates each received the percentage of votes
student.
use this information to answer the questions below.
if you choose a voter at random, is it likely that you will choose someone who voted for candidate a?
it likely that you will choose a person who voted for candidate a.
it is most likely that you will choose a person who voted for
the probability that you choose a person who voted for candidate a is %, but the probability that you choose a person
who voted for somebody else is %.

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the probability of choosing a voter who voted for candidate A

The percentage of votes for candidate A is \(40\%\). So the probability of choosing a voter who voted for candidate A is \(40\%\).

Step2: Determine the probability of choosing a voter who voted for someone else

The sum of votes for candidates B, C, and D is \(30\%+25\% + 5\%=60\%\). So the probability of choosing a voter who voted for someone else is \(60\%\).

Answer:

The probability that you choose a person who voted for candidate A is \(40\%\), and the probability that you choose a person who voted for somebody else is \(60\%\). It is more likely that you will choose a person who voted for candidate A (since \(40\%> \) the percentages of other individual candidates, and when comparing to the sum of non - A votes (\(60\%\)) it's a direct probability comparison. But if we assume the second part of the question (the first blank) is about the probability of choosing a voter for A: \(40\%\), and the second blank (voted for someone else) is \(60\%\))