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2008 AMC 10B Problem 17AMC 10 Step by Step
Name:                             Date: September 13, 2026
Basic Probability · difficulty 3 of 5 · about 2 min · position P16-20

A poll shows that 70%70\% of all voters approve of the mayor's work. On three separate occasions a pollster selects a voter at random. What is the probability that on exactly one of these three occasions the voter approves of the mayor's work?

  1. A)

    0.063{{{0.063}}}

  2. B)

    0.189{{{0.189}}}

  3. C)

    0.233{{{0.233}}}

  4. D)

    0.333{{{0.333}}}

  5. E)

    0.441{{{0.441}}}

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