A state senator believes that 30% of all senators on the Finance Committee will strongly support the tax proposal she wishes to advance. Suppose that this belief is correct and that 5 senators are approached at random. a. What is the probability that at least 1 of the 5 will strongly support the proposal? b. What is the probability that a majority of the 5 will strongly support the proposal?
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