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Abel makes the following statement: "I have a 30% chance of being selected as the captain of the baseball team and a 20% chance of being elected student body president." What is the probability that Abel
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Abel makes the following statement:
"I have a 30% chance of being selected as the captain of the baseball team and a 20% chance of being elected student body president."
What is the probability that Abel will be selected as the captain of the baseball team and will be elected student body president?
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6%
10%
20%
50%
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These two outcomes are independent. Thus, to find their joint probability, multiply their decimal probabilities together: 0.3(0.2) = 0.06
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I thing the answer should be 6%
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