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document.write( "It is known that 28% of American adults claim to be able to play a musical instrument. If twelve American adults are selected at random, what is the probability that:
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document.write( "a. none of them plays an instrument?
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document.write( "b.fewer than five of them play an instrument?
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document.write( "c.more than five of them play an instrument?
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document.write( "d.more than half of them do not play an instrument?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #256701 by edjones(8007) You can put this solution on YOUR website! a) \n" ); document.write( "1-.28=.72 don't play. \n" ); document.write( ".72^12=.0194 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "b) \n" ); document.write( "expand (x+y)^12 \n" ); document.write( "x^12+12x^11y+66x^10y^2+220x^9y^3+495x^8y4 |x=.72 y=.28 \n" ); document.write( "=.7746 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "c) \n" ); document.write( "1-.7746=.2254 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "I'll leave d up to you. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " |