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Pani-rosa [81]
3 years ago
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Five friends all brought some cakes with them when they met. Each of them gave a cake to each of the others. They then ate all t

he cakes they had just been given. As a result, the total number of cakes they had between them decreased by half. How many cakes did the five friends have at the start?
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1 answer:
Sergeeva-Olga [200]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

1/2 i hope i helped

Step-by-step explanation:

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<em>United Airlines' flights from Denver to Seattle are on time 50 % of the time. Suppose 9 flights are randomly selected, and the number on-time flights is recorded. Round answers to 3 significant figures. </em>

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<h2>Solution to the problem</h2>

<u><em>a) Probability that exactly 4 flights are on time</em></u>

Since there are two possible outcomes, being on time or not being on time, whose probabilities do not change, this is a binomial experiment.

The probability of success (being on time) is p = 0.5.

The probability of fail (note being on time) is q = 1 -p = 1 - 0.5 = 0.5.

You need to find the probability of exactly 4 success on 9 trials: X = 4, n = 9.

The general equation to find the probability of x success in n trials is:

           P(X=x)=_nC_x\cdot p^x\cdot (1-p)^{(n-x)}

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The probability that at most 3 flights are on time is equal to the probabiity that exactly 0 or exactly 1 or exactly 2 or exactly 3 are on time:

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