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Sampling Distributions · Challenge problem

In an election, 45%45\% of voters support candidate A, 40%40\% support B and 15%15\% support C. A poll takes a random sample of 400400 voters. Using the normal model, what is the probability that the poll shows B AHEAD of A (that is, p^A<p^B\hat p_A < \hat p_B)? Give your answer to four decimal places.