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According to Pew Research, 64% of American believe that fake news causes a great deal of confusion.Twenty Americans are selected at random.

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Sheets) to find the following probabilities. Enter the probability only.
Round to the 4th decimal place, if necessary. What is the probability
that:
• Exactly 12 believe fake news causes a great deal of confusion?
• Less than 16 believe fake news causes a great deal of confusion?
• No more than 11 believe fake news causes a great deal of confusion?
• More than 7 believe fake news causes a great deal of confusion?
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