Question

In a large county in Central Pennsylvania, 42% of all registered voters are Democrats and 53% are Republicans. What is the probability a randomly selected voter is affiliated with some other party?

Answer 1

Probability [Randomly selected voter affiliated with other party] = 1/20

Explanation:

Given:

Percentage of Democrats voters = 42%

Percentage of Republican voters = 53%

Find:

Probability [Randomly selected voter affiliated with other party]

Computation:

Percentage of other party voters = 100% - [Percentage of Democrats voters + Percentage of Republican voters]

Percentage of other party voters = 100% - [42% + 53%]

Percentage of other party voters = 100% - 95%

Percentage of other party voters = 5%

Probability [Randomly selected voter affiliated with other party] = Percentage of other party voters / 100%

Probability [Randomly selected voter affiliated with other party] = 5% / 100%

Probability [Randomly selected voter affiliated with other party] = 1/20