document.write( "Question 422448: If 60% of the population has brown eyes and we randomly select 12 people, what is the probability that exactly 4 of them have brown eyes \n" ); document.write( "

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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 =.6 and q = .4
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document.write( "nCx = 
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document.write( "60% of the population has brown eyes and we randomly select 12 people
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document.write( "P(exactly 4 of them have brown eyes)= 495(.6)^4(.4)^8 = .042 \n" );
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