SOLUTION: A certain type of home security system is triggered in 96% of burglaries. If 6 homes equipped with such a system experience a burglary, find the probability that at least 4 alarms
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Question 492576: A certain type of home security system is triggered in 96% of burglaries. If 6 homes equipped with such a system experience a burglary, find the probability that at least 4 alarms are triggered. Round your answer to four decimal places.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A certain type of home security system is triggered in 96% of burglaries. If 6 homes equipped with such a system experience a burglary, find the probability that at least 4 alarms are triggered. Round your answer to four decimal places.
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Binomial Problem with n = 6 and p = 0.96
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P(4<= x <=6) = 1 = P(0<= x <=3) = 1 - binomcdf(6,0.96,3) = 0.9988
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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