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Question 607822: A professor in the chemistry department decides to grade his three students using pass/fail. What is the probability that at least two students will pass?
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A professor in the chemistry department decides to grade his three students using pass/fail. What is the probability that at least two students will pass?
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What is the probability the professor will pass a single student?
If you know that probability your problem is a binomial problem
with n = 3 and P(pass) = ?
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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