Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 6 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 356: 7a

Answer

$P(10)=0.186$

Work Step by Step

$P(x)={}_nC_{x}~p^x~(1-p)^{n-x}$ n = 15 x = 10 p = 60% = 0.6 1 - p = 1 - 0.6 = 0.4 n - x = 15 - 10 = 5 $P(10)={}_{15}C_{10}\times0.6^{10}\times0.4^{5}=\frac{15!}{10!(15-10)!}\times0.6^{10}\times0.4^5=\frac{15!}{10!\times5!}\times0.6^{10}\times0.4^4$ But, $15!=15\times14\times13\times12\times11\times10\times9\times8\times7\times6\times5\times4\times3\times2\times1=15\times14\times13\times12\times11\times10!$ $P(10)=\frac{15\times14\times13\times12\times11\times10!}{10!\times5!}\times0.6^{10}\times0.4^5=\frac{15\times14\times13\times12\times11}{5\times4\times3\times2\times1}\times0.6^{10}\times0.4^5=0.186$
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