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The table below shows the results of a survey about a junk food tax.
Support | Oppose | Unsure | |
Male | 116 | 370 | 14 |
Female | 289 | 389 | 25 |
A person is selected at random from the sample. What is the probability that the person is male and supports the tax?
Your answer should be a decimal (not a percent) correct to three decimal places.
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