document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=361463>Question 361463</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One in four adults is currently on a diet. In a random sample of eight adults, what is the probability that the number current on the diet is exactly four?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial Problem with n=8 and p = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x=4) = 8C4(1/4)^4*(3/4)^4 = 0.0865<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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