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QuestionConsider the following demographic data for a hypothetical state Assume everyone votes along party lines The state has 16 representatives and a population of 69 milion, party affiliations are 90\% Democrat and 10\% Republican. Complete parts (a) and (b) below. a. If distncts were drawn randomly, what would be the most likely distribution of House seats? $\square$ Republicans, $\square$ Democrats

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Since the number of representatives must be whole numbers, round the expected numbers to the nearest whole number:
For Democrats, round 14.4 to 14.
For Republicans, round 1.6 to 2.
The most likely distribution of House seats is:
$\boxed{2} \text{ Republicans, } \boxed{14} \text{ Democrats}$

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