document.write( "Question 375694: Does crime pay? The FBI Standard Survey of Crimes showed that for about 80% of all property crimes (burglary, larceny, car theft, etc.), the criminals are never found and the case is never solved†. Suppose a neighborhood district in a large city suffers repeated property crimes, not always perpetuated by the same criminals. The police are investigating sixteen property crime cases in this district.\r
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document.write( "What is the probability that none of the crimes will ever be solved? 0.028
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document.write( "What is the probability that at least one crime will be solved? 0.972
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document.write( "What is the expected number of crimes that will be solved? What is the standard deviation?
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