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Question 286557: An airline company is considering a new policy of booking as many as 204 persons on an airplane that can seat only 190.5. (Past studies have revealed that only 86% of the booked passengers actually arrive for the flight.) Estimate the probability that if the company books 204 persons. not enough seats will be available.
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An airline company is considering a new policy of booking as many as 204 persons on an airplane that can seat only 190.5. (Past studies have revealed that only 86% of the booked passengers actually arrive for the flight.) Estimate the probability that if the company books 204 persons. not enough seats will be available.
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Binomial Problem with n = 204 ; p = 0.86
P(191 <= x <= 204) = 1 - binomcdf(204,0.86,190) = 0.0004664
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Stan H.
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