SOLUTION: In a large metropolitan area, past records revealed that 30 percent of all the high school graduates go to college. From 10 graduates selected at random, what is the probability th

Question 1184907: In a large metropolitan area, past records revealed that 30 percent of all the high school graduates go to college. From 10 graduates selected at random, what is the probability that: Exactly 8 will go to college
Answer by ikleyn(52814) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is the binomial type probability distribution problem.


The number of trials n= 10; the probability of the success trial is  30% = 0.3,  and the number of success trials k = 8. 


    P =  =  = 0.001447 (rounded) = 0.1447%.     ANSWER

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