SOLUTION: An airline estimates that 94% of people booked on their flights actually show up. If the airline books 77 people on the flight for which the maximum number is 75, what is the proba

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Question 378606: An airline estimates that 94% of people booked on their flights actually show up. If the airline books 77 people on the flight for which the maximum number is 75, what is the probability that the number of people who show up will exceed the capacity of the plane?
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An airline estimates that 94% of people booked on their flights actually show up. If the airline books 77 people on the flight for which the maximum number is 75, what is the probability that the number of people who show up will exceed the capacity of the plane?
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Binomial Problem with n = 77 and p = 0.94
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P(76 <= x <= 77) = 1-P(0 <=x <= 75) = 1 - binomcdf(77,0.94,75) = 0.0504
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Stan H.