Answer)
The probability is 0.068
Explanation)
We shall use the binomial distribution to evaluate the problem
The probability that an event X occurs exactly 'r' times in 'n' trails is given by
where 'p' is the probability of success of the event E
In the given case
p = 0.52
n = 18
Thus the probability that more than 12 people like the political candidate is
the probability that 13 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 people like the politician thus is given by values of 'r' belonging to the set {13,14,15,16,17,18}
Applying values we get
Thus P(E) = 0.068