Forty-four percent of all registered voters in a national election are female. A random sample of 5 voters is selected. The probability that there are no females in the sample is
A) 0.0551.
B) 0.9450.
C) 0.4400.
D) 0.1649.

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The probability of selecting a male voter is 1 - 0.44 = 0.56. Since the sample size is 5 and we're looking for the probability of selecting no females (all males), we calculate this as $0.56^5 = 0.0551$.

Forty-Four Percent of All Registered Voters in a National Election