document.write( "Question 600527: Find the following binomial probabilities:
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document.write( "a. n=8, p=.25, P(x = 4)
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document.write( "b. n=16, p=.4, P(4≤ x ≤7)
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document.write( "c. n=11, p=.5, P(x > 8) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #379377 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'll do the first one to get you started.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = x) = (n C x)*(p)^(x)*(1-p)^(n-x)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 4) = (8 C 4)*(0.25)^(4)*(1-0.25)^(8-4)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 4) = (8 C 4)*(0.25)^(4)*(0.75)^(8-4)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 4) = (70)*(0.25)^(4)*(0.75)^4\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 4) = (70)*(0.00390625)*(0.31640625)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 4) = 0.086517333984375\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is P(X = 4) = 0.086517333984375\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: n C x = (n!)/(x!(n-x)!)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So 8 C 4 = (8!)/(4!(8-4)!) = 70 \n" ); document.write( " |