Solve the proportion. 7 b 21 18 b = [?]
2 answers:
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Brent will need 12 boxes.
Answer:
a) 0.2725
b) 0.7275
c) 0.8948
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a binomial distribution probability problem. The formula is:
Where
n is the number of trials [here we are taking 8 person, so n = 8]
x is what we are looking for [in the problem]
p is the probability of success [ 15%, so p = 0.15
q is the probability of failure [q = 1-p = 0.85]
Now,
a)
We are looking for "no one" did fling, so x = 0
Let's put into formula and find out the probability:
So, the probability that no one has done a one-time fling is 0.2725
b)
Atleast 1 person means P(x ≥ 1).
This can be found by:
P(x ≥ 1) = 1 - P(x=0) = 1 - 0.2725 = 0.7275
THus, Probability that at least one person has done a one-time fling is 0.7275
c)
No more than 2 people means P (x≤2).
This is essentially
P ( x ≤ 2 ) = P(x=0) + P(x=1) + P(x=2)
P ( x = 0 ) is found in part (a), which is 0.2725
P (x = 1 ) and P(x=2) can be found using formula:
and
Thus,
P ( x ≤ 2 ) = P(x=0) + P(x=1) + P(x=2) = 0.2725 + 0.3847 + 0.2376 = 0.8948
if we were to solve both equations for "y", we'd get
notice, the 1st equation is really the 2nd in disguise, since both lines are just pancaked on top of each other, every point in the lines is a solution or an intersection, and since both go to infinity, well, there you have it.