Question

The probability that a randomly selected 3-year-old male chipmunk will live to be 4 years old is 0.96516.

Answer 1

Using the binomial distribution, it is found that there is a:

a) The probability that two randomly selected 3-year-old male chipmunks will live to be 4 years old is 0.93153 = 93.153%.

b) The probability that six randomly selected 3-year-old male chipmunks will live to be 4 years old is 0.80834 = 80.834%.

c) The probability that at least one of six randomly selected 3-year-old male chipmunks will not live to be 4 years old is 0.19166 = 19.166%. This probability is not unusual, as it is greater than 5%.

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For each chipmunk, there are only two possible outcomes. Either they will live to be 4 years old, or they will not. The probability of a chipmunk living is independent of any other chipmunk, which means that the binomial distribution is used to solve this question.

Binomial probability distribution  

$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

$C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}$

The parameters are:

• x is the number of successes.
• n is the number of trials.
• p is the probability of a success on a single trial.

In this problem:

• 0.96516 probability of a chipmunk living through the year, thus $p = 0.96516$

Item a:

• Two is P(X = 2) when n = 2, thus:

$P(X = 2) = C_{2,2}(0.96516)^2(1-0.96516)^{0} = 0.9315$

The probability that two randomly selected 3-year-old male chipmunks will live to be 4 years old is 0.93153 = 93.153%.

Item b:

• Six is P(X = 6) when n = 6, then:

$P(X = 6) = C_{6,6}(0.96516)^6(1-0.96516)^{0} = 0.80834$

The probability that six randomly selected 3-year-old male chipmunks will live to be 4 years old is 0.80834 = 80.834%.

Item c:

• At least one not living is:

$P(X < 6) = 1 - P(X = 6) = 1 - 0.80834 = 0.19166$

The probability that at least one of six randomly selected 3-year-old male chipmunks will not live to be 4 years old is 0.19166 = 19.166%. This probability is not unusual, as it is greater than 5%.

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