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Q2 It is claimed that 70% of the residents in a large town approve of the current zoning law. Four residents are to be randomly selected. Find the probability that:

a. None of the four approves.

b. Exactly two approve.

c. At least one approve.

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Here given that 70% of the residents in the large town approve of the current zoning law. Four residents are to be randomly selected. Then probability of approving zoning law = ...

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