SOLUTION: A recent study on teenage pregnancy indicates that 5% of the female population will get pregnant sometime in their teenage years. The study stated that teenage pregnancies occur in

Question 288863: A recent study on teenage pregnancy indicates that 5% of the female population will get pregnant sometime in their teenage years. The study stated that teenage pregnancies occur independently of one another. Suppose 18 teenage women were randomly selected. Find the probability that at least two of these women will get pregnant some time in their teenage years.

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A recent study on teenage pregnancy indicates that 5% of the female population will get pregnant sometime in their teenage years.
The study stated that teenage pregnancies occur independently of one another. Suppose 18 teenage women were randomly selected.
Find the probability that at least two of these women will get pregnant some time in their teenage years.
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Binomial Problem with n = 18, p = 0.05:
P(2 <= x <= 18) = 1 - P(0 <= x <= 1) = 1 - binomcdf(18,0.05,1) = 0.0065
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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