uppose that a recent poll of american households about car ownership found that for households with a car, 39%  owned a sedan, 33% owned a can, and 7% owned a sports car. Suppose that three households are selected randomly, independently and with replacement. What is the probability that at least one of the three randomly, independently selected households owned a van? (round to the nearest thousandths)

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Suppose that a recent poll of american households about car ownership found that for households with a car, 39%  owned a sedan, 33% owned a can, and 7% owned a sports car. Suppose that three households are selected randomly, independently and with replacement. What is the probability that at least one of the three randomly, independently selected households owned a van? (round to the nearest thousandths)

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