Answer:
(B) No. A binomial probability model applies to only two outcomes per trial.
Step-by-step explanation:
The binomial probability is the probability of having sucesses on
repeated trials of an experiment that can only have two outcomes. This is why it is called the binomial probability.
Since in our problem there are three possible outcomes, the binomial probability cannot be used.
The correct answer is (B)
(B) No. A binomial probability model applies to only two outcomes per trial.
Answer:
You can see the graph below.
To answer the question, you need to draw a vertical line from x = 12h up, until the line meets with the line.
Once the line meets with the line, draw a horizontal line from that point, and the value where this line intersects with the y-axis will be the distance from home after 12 hours.
The graph is kinda hard to read because the line is really steep, the green line is the equation y = 40*x
the red line is a line at x = 12
The black dashed line is the horizontal line that intersects with the y-axis.
In the graph, you can see that the dashed line intersects the y-axis at around y = 475.
Then a good estimate is that the distance after 12 hours is 475 (miles).
Now, we can compare this with the direct calculation, just replace x by 12 in the given line:
y = 40*12 = 480.
So our estimation is really accurate.
