document.write( "Question 624883: according to police sources, a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 87% of the time. Find the probablity that 4 of 8 stolen cars will be recovered. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,Re:  TY, finish it Up and You get .011
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document.write( "according to police sources, a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 87% of the time. 
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document.write( "Find the probablity that 4 of 8 stolen cars will be recovered.
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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 = .87 & q = .13
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document.write( " = nCx = 
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document.write( " P(4 will be recovered) =  8C4(.87)^4(.13^4)  =  \n" );
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