SOLUTION: The probability of having a female baby is 0.52. What is the probability that in 200 births the number of female newborns will be 100 or higher?
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Question 421482: The probability of having a female baby is 0.52. What is the probability that in 200 births the number of female newborns will be 100 or higher?
Question is multiple choice with the following options:
a. 0.2177 (approximately)
b. 0.8823 (approximately)
c. 0.55
d. 0.3015 (approximately)
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The probability of having a female baby is 0.52. What is the probability that in 200 births the number of female newborns will be 100 or higher?
Question is multiple choice with the following options:
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Binomial Problem with n = 200 and p = 0.52
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P(x>= 100) = 1-binomcdf(200,0.52,99) = 0.7380
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Stan H.
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