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    Oct 30, 2010, 06:05 PM
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    a poll showed that 61% of people believe in life in another galaxy. What is the probability of randomly selecting someone that does not have this belief?
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    Oct 30, 2010, 10:48 PM

    If 61% believe in this, what is the percentage of people not believing in this?

    This percentage is found to be also the probability that someone randomly selected does not believe in this.


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