document.write( "Question 601029: The probability that the children of a certain couple will have red hair is 0.223. If the couple were to have five children, what is the probability that exactly two of them will have red hair? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #379573 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! P(X = x) = (n C x)*(p)^(x)*(1-p)^(n-x)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 2) = (5 C 2)*(0.223)^(2)*(1-0.223)^(5-2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 2) = (5 C 2)*(0.223)^(2)*(0.777)^(5-2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 2) = (10)*(0.223)^(2)*(0.777)^3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 2) = (10)*(0.049729)*(0.469097433)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "P(X = 2) = 0.23327746245657\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the probability that exactly two of them will have red hair is approximately 0.233277 \n" ); document.write( " |