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Six students are running for class president. John has a 1/8 chance of winning, John is half as likely to win as Mike. Kelly has the same chance of winning as Mike. Julie, Kelvin, and Roger all have the same chance of winning. What chance does Kelvin have on winning?

Name: six students are running for class president john has a 18 chance of winning john is half as likely to win as mike kelly has the same chance of winning as mike julie kelvin and roger all hav 16716
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          Six students are running for class president. John has a 1/8 chance of winning, John is half as likely to win as Mike. Kelly has the same chance of winning as Mike. Julie, Kelvin, and Roger all have the same chance of winning. What chance does Kelvin have on winning?

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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04/15/2021

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Since John has a 1/8 chance of winning and John is half as likely to win as Mike, then Mike's probability of winning is 1/8 * 2 = 1/4. Show more…

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Six students are running for class president. John has a 1/8 chance of winning, John is half as likely to win as Mike. Kelly has the same chance of winning as Mike. Julie, Kelvin, and Roger all have the same chance of winning. What chance does Kelvin have on winning?