Question: Click to see additional instructions Mr. Smith is running for the U.S. Congressional seat in his district. There are 6,000 registered voters in his district.

Click to see additional instructions Mr. Smith is
Click to see additional instructions Mr. Smith is running for the U.S. Congressional seat in his district. There are 6,000 registered voters in his district. Mr. Smith wants to get his message out to his community, and inform the public of his values increasing his likelihood for election. Mr. Smith has $30,000 reserved for promotional ads to be sent to voter addresses through the mail, a strategy he thinks will be impactful for his campaign. Mr. Smith's staff has estimated that for every promotional ad delivered to a registered voter, there is a 30% chance they will vote for Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith's opponent is also taking to the mail and has produced a strategy that is 70% effective at changing the minds of voters to NOT vote for Mr. Smith. In this small district, the network of neighbors is described as a random network with each voter having 5 neighbors (network connections) on average How many individuals (minimum) will Mr. Smith need to send a promotional ad to in order to impact enough of the community to vote for him

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