SOLUTION: Assume that when adults with smartphones are randomly​ selected, 46​% use them in meetings or classes. If 6 adult smartphone users are randomly​ selected, find the probabil

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Question 1150377: Assume that when adults with smartphones are randomly​ selected, 46​%
use them in meetings or classes. If 6 adult smartphone users are randomly​ selected, find the probability that exactly 2 of them use their smartphones in meetings or classes.

Answer by ikleyn(52908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the binomial probability distribution to solve this problem.



Probability (P) ( k successes in n trials) = , where  = .


For this problem n = 6, k = 2, p = 0.46.


P ( 2 use their smart phones out of 6 users ) =  = 0.2699 = 26.99%.    ANSWER

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