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A small regional carrier accepted 18 reservations for a particular flight with 17 seats. 13 reservations...

A small regional carrier accepted 18 reservations for a particular flight with 17 seats. 13 reservations went to regular customers who will arrive for the flight. Each of the remaining passengers will arrive for the flight with a 59% chance, independently of each other. Hint: Use the binomial distribution with p = 0.59. (Report answers accurate to 4 decimal places.) Find the probability that overbooking occurs. Incorrect Find the probability that the flight has empty seats.

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