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In a city of 180,000 people there are 20,000 legal immigrants from Latin America. What is the probability that a random sample of two people from the city will contain two legal immigrants from Latin America?
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The probability of selecting one legal immigrant from Latin America is given by the ratio of the number of legal immigrants from Latin America to the total population of the city: P(selecting one legal immigrant) = 20,000 / 180,000 = 1/9 Show more…
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