SOLUTION: Say that a randomly chosen individual can identify the professor with probability 0.68. What is the probability that, of 6 chosen people, exactly 3 people recognize the professor?

Question 663408: Say that a randomly chosen individual can identify the professor with probability 0.68. What is the probability that, of 6 chosen people, exactly 3 people recognize the professor?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Say that a randomly chosen individual can identify the professor with probability 0.68. What is the probability that, of 6 chosen people, exactly 3 people recognize the professor?
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Binomial Problem with n = 6 ; p(ident) = 0.68
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P(x = 3) = 6C3*0.68^3*0.37^3 = binompdf(6,0.68,3) = 0.2061
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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