SOLUTION: If a weather forcast is good, it will rain on 20% of the days... What is the probability that for 6 days with this forcast, it doesn't rain on any of them?

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Question 297540: If a weather forcast is good, it will rain on 20% of the days...
What is the probability that for 6 days with this forcast, it doesn't rain on any of them?

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a weather forcast is good, it will rain on 20% of the days...
What is the probability that for 6 days with this forcast, it doesn't rain on any of them?
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P(x = 0) = 6C0*(0.2)^0*(0.8)^6 = 0.8^6 = 0.2621
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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