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The Senate consists of 100 senators, of whom 34 are Republicans and 66 are Democrats. A bill to increase defense appropriations is before the Senate. Thirty- five percent of the Democrats and 70% of the Republicans favor the bill. The bill needs a simple majority to pass. Using a probability tree, determine the probability that the bill will pass.
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23 Democrats and 24 Republicans = 47% of the Senate, also known as a ZERO PERCENT "probability" it will pass.
What is a probability tree? I'd figure out 35% of Dems and add that to 70% of Republicans and see if that was a majority.
this bill is DOA. there needs to be some changes to build support and then sent back to the House for conformation before it can be passed.
it wont pass