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Voters

Of the total population of three states X, Y, and Z, 43% are from state X, 25% are from state Y, and 32% are from state Z. A poll is taken and the result is the following:

  • 53% of the voters support John Doe in state X.
  • 67% of the voters support John Doe in state Y.
  • 32% of the voters support John Doe in state Z.

Given that a voter supports John Doe, answer the following questions.

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Foundations of Probability in Python

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# Individual probabilities
P_X = ____

# Conditional probabilities
P_Support_g_X = ____

# Total probability calculation
P_X_n_Support = ____ * ____
print(P_X_n_Support)
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