SOLUTION: In testing a certain kind of truck tire over a rugged terrain, it is found that 25% of the trucks fail to complete the test run without a blowout. What is the probability that form

Question 969241: In testing a certain kind of truck tire over a rugged terrain, it is found that 25% of the trucks fail to complete the test run without a blowout. What is the probability that form 5 to 10 of the next 15 trucks tested have flat tires?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In testing a certain kind of truck tire over a rugged terrain, it is found that 25% of the trucks fail to complete the test run without a blowout. What is the probability that form 5 to 10 of the next 15 trucks tested have flat tires?
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Binomial Problem with n = 15 and P(flat) = 0.25
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P(5<= x <=10) = binomcdf(15,0.25,10)-binomicdf(10,0.25,4) = 0.3134
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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