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Question 1114480: The probability that a football game will go into overtime is 12%. In 60 randomly selected football games, what is the mean and the standard deviation of the number that went into overtime? Round to the nearest thousandth.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability that a football game will go into overtime is 12%. In 60 randomly selected football games, what is the mean and the standard deviation of the number that went into overtime? Round to the nearest thousandth.
mean = n*p = 60*0.12 = 7.2
std = sqrt(npq) = sqrt(7.2*0.88) = 2.517
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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