document.write( "Question 395666: A biologist studying the germination rate of a seed finds that 90% of the seeds of a given type germinate. If she has a box of 10 seeds, what is the probability that exactly 6 of the seeds germinate?\r
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document.write( "Note: The probability of x successes in n trials is: 
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document.write( "P = nCx*  where p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively. 
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document.write( "In this case p =.9 and q = .1
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document.write( "nCx = 
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document.write( "P(out of 10, exactly 6 will germinate) = 210(.9)^6(.1)^4 =  .0112 \n" );
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