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Suppose that the probability that a certain experiment will be successful is 0.4, and let X...

  1. Suppose that the probability that a certain experiment will be successful is 0.4, and let X denote the denote the number of successes that are obtained in 15 independent performances of the experiment. What is the probability of getting at least 12 successes experiments? What is the expected value and variance for the described distribution?

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