An attorney in the Washington Metropolitan area has been in the law profession for several years....

An attorney in the Washington Metropolitan area has been in the law profession for several years. Over the years it is known that she has won 60% of all her cases representing her clients. She currently has 15 cases pending. Answer the following questions. Show what you put into the calculator and possible calculations for each part, not just the answers. Think binomial. Use the TI 83 showing all your work.

a. Probability that she will win 10 cases?

b. What is the probability that she will win less than 4 cases?

c. What is the probability that she will win at least 9 cases?

d. What is the probability that she will win more than 8 cases?

e. What is the probability that she will win at most 12 cases?

There are 23 students in a Statistics class. If the mean age of 22 of these students in the class is 22.5 years, find the age of the 23^rd student if the mean age of all the 23 students in the class is 23 years?

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