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A human gene carries a certain disease from the mother to the child with a probability rate of 51. That is, there is a 51 chance that the child becomes infected with the disease. Suppose a female carrier of the gene has five children.
 
  Assume that the infections of the five children are independent of one another. Find the probability that at least one of the children get the disease from their mother. Round to the nearest thousandth. A) 0.972 B) 0.029 C) 0.147 D) 0.028

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In a recent online survey, participants were asked to answer yes or no to the question Are you in favor of stricter gun control? 6571 responded yes while 4137 responded no. There was a fifty-cent charge for the call.
 
  What sampling technique was used? A) convenience
  B) simple random
  C) cluster
  D) stratified
  E) systematic



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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