SOLUTION: If 13% of the population is left-handed, use the normal distribution to approximate the probability that you would find no more than 12 of the left-handed individuals you interview

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Question 724553: If 13% of the population is left-handed, use the normal distribution to approximate the probability that you would find no more than 12 of the left-handed individuals you interviewed out of 35 will be left-handed.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 13% of the population is left-handed, use the normal distribution to approximate the probability that you would find no more than 12 of the left-handed individuals you interviewed out of 35 will be left-handed.
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Binomial Problem with n = 35 and p(left) = 0.13
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P(0<= x <=12) = binomcdf(35,0.13,12) = 0.9997
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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