suppose that you are in a class of 18 students and It is assumed that 15%...

suppose that you are in a class of 18 students and It is assumed that 15% of the population is left handed.
a. compute probability that exactly 5 students are left handed( 3 decimal places)
b. probability that at most 4 students are left handed (3 decimal places)
c. probability that at least 6 students are left handed (3 decimal places)

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Solution:- Given that n = 18, p = 0.15

a. P(X = 5) = 0.0787

b. P(X <= 4) = 0.8794

c. P(X >= 6) = 0.0419

orchestra answered 1 year ago

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