document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=587077>Question 587077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the chances of picking up a cold from someone by shaking hands with them is .01 (assuming you dont know whether they have a cold or not), and that each encounter you have is independent of another.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose you shake hands with 5 people in a given day. What is the probability that you dont pick up a cold from any of these people? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose you shake hands with 5 people in a given day. What is the probability that you dont pick up a cold from any of these people?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial with n=5 ; p(catch) = 0.01 ; p(don't) = 0.99<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x = 5) = 0.99^5 = 0.0503<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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