a candidate receives 60% of the N votes in an election, where N is very large. Compute the probability that he leads after a count of the first 100 votes.

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To compute the probability that the candidate leads after the count of the first 100 votes, we can use the concept of the binomial distribution.

In this case, the candidate is receiving 60% of the votes, which means that the probability of the candidate winning a single vote is 0.6. Let's denote this probability as p.

The number of votes in the election, N, is very large, but we are interested in the result after the first 100 votes. Let's denote the number of votes the candidate receives out of these first 100 votes as X.

Since the candidate receives each vote independently with the probability p, X follows a binomial distribution with parameters n (number of trials) = 100 and p (probability of success) = 0.6.

Now, to find the probability that the candidate leads after the count of the first 100 votes, we need to calculate the probability of X being greater than 50. This can be done by summing up the probabilities of X being 51, 52, 53, and so on, up to 100.

Here's how you can calculate this probability using a statistical software or programming language:

1. Use the binomial cumulative distribution function (CDF) to find the probability of X being less than or equal to 50.
P(X ≤ 50) = binomcdf(100, 0.6, 50)

2. Subtract the result from 1 to find the probability of X being greater than 50.
P(X > 50) = 1 - P(X ≤ 50)

Using this approach, you can calculate the probability that the candidate leads after the count of the first 100 votes, given that they receive 60% of the votes in the election.