document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729561>Question 729561</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> approximately 10% of American high school students drop out of school before graduation.  Choose 10 students enetering high school at random. Fine the probability that none of the students drop out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #446039 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=446039\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For each student the probability of dropping out is 0.1 (10% as a decimal), and the probability of not dropping out is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1-0.1=0.9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-0.1=0.9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming that what happens to one student does not affect what happens to the others (independent events), the probability of all 10 staying in school until graduation is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability that none of the 10 students drops out is 35%. </SPAN>\n" );
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