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Three friends play a game of darts until one of the 3 is declared a winner. It is known that Jan is twice as likely to win as Julio, and Jean is only half as likely to win as Julio.
(a) What is the probability that Julio will win?
(b) If Jan didn't win, what is the probability that Julio did?

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This is a probability situation with a game of darts.

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You know that the total probability of someone winning is 100%. If there are three people, with no other information, the probability is 33% that one of them will ...

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