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To find: Whether Mika or Geraldo is correct.
Answer to Problem 4CFU
Geraldo statement is true.
Explanation of Solution
Let Mika’s odds of winning the student council are
So,
The probability of the successful outcome of an event is given by,
Here, s is the number of ways in which the event succeed and f is no of ways in which the event fails.
The probability of winning the student council election is,
Thus, Mika’s probability of winning is
Therefore, Geraldo statement is true.
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