SOLUTION: Suppose that 45% of all children born in a particular hospital are boys. What is the probability that, among 9 children born in the hospital on a certain day, fewer than 2 are boys

Question 468279: Suppose that 45% of all children born in a particular hospital are boys. What is the probability that, among 9 children born in the hospital on a certain day, fewer than 2 are boys? Round your answer to four decimal places.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose that 45% of all children born in a particular hospital are boys. What is the probability that, among 9 children born in the hospital on a certain day, fewer than 2 are boys? Round your answer to four decimal places.
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Binomial Problem with n = 9 and p = 0.45
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P(x <= 1) = binomcdf(9,0.45,1) = 0.0385
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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