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Two candidates, Dan and Donald, run for class president. Two other candidates, Freddie and Bernie, run for vice president. Each candidate has a 50%\% chance of winning. What is the probability that both Dan and Freddie win? (Express your answer as a fraction.)
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Two candidates, Dan and Donald, run for class president. Two other candidates, Freddie and Bernie, run for vice president. Each candidate has a 50% chance of winning. What is the probability that both Dan and Freddie win? (Express your answer as a fraction.)
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Two candidates, Dan and Donald, run for class president. Two other candidates, Freddie and Bernie, run for vice president. Each candidate has a 50$\%$ chance of winning. What is the probability that both Dan and Freddie win? (Express your answer as a fraction.)

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