document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=322381>Question 322381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> According to a recent survey, 35% of American adults say they eat a balanced meal at lest once a day.  You interview randomly selected adults and sak whether they ate a balanced meal yesterday.  Wha ti sthe probability that the first person to answer yes will be the fourth person you interview.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is this the correct formula for this question?...i'm trying binomcdf(4, 0.35,1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this the correct formula for this question?...i'm trying binomcdf(4, 0.35,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No.  You are told the order is no,no,no,yes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cdf supposes the yes can occur at any one of the four positions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: P(no,no,no,yes) = 0.65^3*0.35 = 0.0961<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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