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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?
Answers:
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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