Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Discrete Probability Distributions - 5-3 The Binomial Distribution - Exercises 5-3 - Page 284: 14

Answer

a. $0.047$ b. $0.065$ c. $0.821$

Work Step by Step

$p=0.26, n=12$ a. Exactly 6 couples will have a destination wedding $P(X=6)=_{12}C_60.26^60.74^6=0.047$ b. At least 6 couples will have a destination wedding $P(X\geq6)=1-P(X\leq5)=0.065$ c. Fewer than 5 couples will have a destination wedding $P(X\leq4)=0.821$
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