SOLUTION: 55% of students have paid scholarships. If 4 students are selected at random, find the probability that none have assistantships. Find the probability that at least 1 has an assis

SOLUTION: 55% of students have paid scholarships. If 4 students are selected at random, find the probability that none have assistantships. Find the probability that at least 1 has an assis

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Question 411031: 55% of students have paid scholarships. If 4 students are selected at random, find the probability that none have assistantships. Find the probability that at least 1 has an assistantship.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
assuming that a paid sholarship is an assistantship:
1-.45^4
=1-.041
=.959 the probability that at least 1 has an assistantship.
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.041 the probability that none have assistantships
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Ed
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