SOLUTION: Two out of three mothers choose jam. If ten mothers are selected at random, what is the probability that at least one chooses jam. Looking for a binomial distribution. Please he

Question 953564: Two out of three mothers choose jam. If ten mothers are selected at random, what is the probability that at least one chooses jam. Looking for a binomial distribution. Please help. Thanks in advance.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two out of three mothers choose jam. If ten mothers are selected at random, what is the probability that at least one chooses jam. Looking for a binomial distribution. Please help.
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Binomial Problem with n = 10 and p(jam) = 2/3 [ p(not jam) = 1/3
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P(at least one jam) = 1 - P(none pick jam)
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= 1 - (1/3)^10
= 1 - 0.0000169
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= 0.99998
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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