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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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This is calculated by dividing the number of legal immigrants from Latin America by the total population of the city. In mathematical terms, this is represented as: \[ P(A) = \frac{20000}{180000} \] Show more…
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