SOLUTION: Suppose that 85% of all federal tax returns filed last year are free of arithmetic errors. A random sample of seven returns is to be drawn. What is the probability of five retur

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Question 362271: Suppose that 85% of all federal tax returns filed last year are free of arithmetic errors. A random sample of seven returns is to be drawn. What is the probability of five returns being error free?
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
, to 6 decimal places.
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