document.write( "Question 564215: In 2006, the General Social Survey asked respondents whether they favored or opposed sex education in public schools. According to the survey results, 89% favored sex education in public schools. If two of the respondents are randomly selected, what is the probability that at least one favors sex education in public schools?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #365282 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! According to the survey results, 89% favored sex education in public schools. If two of the respondents are randomly selected, what is the probability that at least one favors sex education in public schools? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 2 and p(favor) = 0.89 ; P(not favor) = 0.11 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "P(1<= x <=2) \n" ); document.write( "= 1 - P(x = 0) \n" ); document.write( "= 1 - (0.11)^2 \n" ); document.write( "= 0.9879 \n" ); document.write( "============== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============== \n" ); document.write( " |