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Based on a study by Dr. P. Sorita at Indiana University, assume the eye colors in the United States are distributed as follows: 40% brown, 35% blue, 12% green, 7% gray, 6% hazel
a. If one person is randomly selected, what is the
b. If two people are randomly selected, what is the probability that at least one of them has brown eyes?
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