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document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 4 and p(don't inherit) = 0.83<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(atleast one inherit) = 1 - P(4 don't inherit)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1 - (.83)^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 0.5254<BR>\n" );
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