SOLUTION: According the the Wall Street Journal survey of businesses that use personal computers, 60% of the officers also use laptop computers. If two businesses that were surveyed are rand

Question 933921: According the the Wall Street Journal survey of businesses that use personal computers, 60% of the officers also use laptop computers. If two businesses that were surveyed are randomly selected and if x represents the number of these businesses where the officers use laptop computers, find the probability distribution of x.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p(use) = .60
......
two businesses randomly selected were surveyed:
if x represents the number of these businesses where the officers use laptop computers
....


Probability Distribution:

x    P(x)

0    .16   (.40)^2

1    .48   (.40)(.60) + (.60)(.40)

2    .36   (.60)^2

 

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