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Suppose that 59% of people own dogs. If you pick two people at random, what is the probability that they both own a dog? Give your answer as a decimal (to at least 3 places) or fraction____________

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Given:

Suppose that 59% of people own dogs.

Required:

To find the probability.

Step-by-step explanation:

59% is equal to the 0.59.

If we pick two people at random, the probability of two people having dogs is


\begin{gathered} 0.59*0.59 \\ =0.3481 \end{gathered}

Final Answer:


0.3481

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