What is the standard deviation of the portfolio

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The return on Visa stock has a standard deviation of 26% and the return on Walmart stock has a standard deviation of 18%. Their correlation is 0.32.

If you invest 40% in Visa and 60% in Walmart, what is the variance of the portfolio?

What is the standard deviation of the portfolio?

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