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  1. FOX News surveyed voters, and according to their surveyresults, 38% of the voters in California voted for Mitt Romney, theRepublican candidate for President in 2012 (source: “Presidentialelection results,” http://nbcnews.com, updated Feb. 9, 2016). Asmall startup company in San Jose, California, has ten employees.(Hint: Find out the distribution type)

a. How many of the employees would youexpect to have voted for Romney? (5 points)

b. All of the employees indicated thatthey voted for Obama. Determine the probability of this assumingthey are representative of all California voters. (5points)

c. Eight of the employees voted forObama. Determine the probability that at least 8 of the employeeswould vote for Obama if they are representative of all Californiavoters. (2.5 points)

d. Based on your calculations in partsb and c, do the employees reflect the California trend? Supportyour answer with statistical calculations and reasoning. (2.5points)

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