SOLUTION: The probability that a person gets selected in the Police Academy is 0.32. What is the probability that out of 5 randomly selected people, at most 2 persons are selected? Draw a

Question 1125526: The probability that a person gets selected in the Police Academy is 0.32. What is the probability
that out of 5 randomly selected people, at most 2 persons are selected? Draw a tree diagram for
this problem.
Answer by ikleyn(52782) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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At most 2 persons are selected = 0 selected + 1 selected + 2 selected.


P(0 selected) =  =  = 0.14539.


P(1 selected) =  =  = 0.34210.


P(2 selected) =  =  = 0.32198.



P(At most 2 persons are selected) = 0.14539 + 0.34210 + 0.32198 = 0.8095 = 80.95%.

Solved.

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