Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Bernoulli Trials and Binomial Random Variables - Exercises - Page 559: 15

Answer

$P(X\geq4)=0.004096+0.036864+0.13824=0.1792$

Work Step by Step

The solution is based on the binomial distribution: $P(X=x)=C(n,x)*p^{x}*q^{n-x}$ If $x\geq4$, this means that x is either 4, 5 or 6, therefore we have to add the probabilities of these $x$ values. If $p=0.4$, $n=6$, then $q=1-0.4=0.6$ By substituting into the given variables, we get: $P(X=6)=C(6,6)*0.4^6*0.6^0=\frac{6!}{6!\times(6-6)!}*0.4^6*0.6^0=0.004096$ $P(X=5)=C(6,5)*0.4^5*0.6^1=\frac{6!}{5!\times(6-5)!}*0.4^5*0.6^1=0.036864$ $P(X=4)=C(6,4)*0.4^4*0.6^2=\frac{6!}{4!\times(6-4)!}*0.4^4*0.6^2=0.13824$ The sum of these values gives us: $P(X\geq4)=0.004096+0.036864+0.13824=0.1792$
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