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document.write( "33% of all pets sold at a pet store are dogs. One day, 8 people arrive at the store and purchase pets.(Note: One pet is purchased per person.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that exactly 5 of them are dogs? If the store has only 6 dogs, what is the probability that they have sufficient dogs for sale that day? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that exactly 5 of them are dogs? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 8 and p(dog bought) = 0.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x = 5) = 8C5(0.33)^5*(0.67)^3 = binompdf(8,0.33,5) = 0.0659<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the store has only 6 dogs, what is the probability that they have sufficient dogs for sale that day?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They can expect that 1/3 of their sales will be dogs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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