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According to the most updated data gathered by the American Association of Suicidology, 80% of suicides in the U.S. are committed by men.Two suicide cases are selected at random. What is the probability that both suicides were committed by a person of the same gender?0.640.681.6Cannot be determined since the outcomes are not independentcannot be determined since the events are not disjoint

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According to the most updated data gathered by the American Association of Suicidology, 80% of suicides in the U.S. are committed by men.Two suicide cases are selected at random. What is the probability that both suicides were committed by a person of the same gender?0.640.681.6Cannot be determined since the outcomes are not independentcannot be determined since the events are not disjoint

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The probability that both suicides were committed by a person of the same gender can be calculated by adding the probability that both were committed by men and the probability that both were committed by women.

According to the data, 80% of suicides are committed by men, so the probability that both suicides were committed by men is 0.8 * 0.8 = 0.64.

The remaining 20% of suicides are committed by women, so the probability that both suicides were committed by women is 0.2 * 0.2 = 0.04.

Adding these two probabilities together gives 0.64 + 0.04 = 0.68.

So, the probability that both suicides were committed by a person of the same gender is 0.68.

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