document.write( "Question 885232: The FBI Standard surgery of Crimes reports that 80% of all property crimes NEVER get solved. Suppose a neighborhood suffered repeated property crimes all by different individuals. The police examine 6 of the cases. Find the expected number of cases that WILL be solved.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #534985 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 80% of the cases are never solved\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So 20% are solved (100 - 80 = 20)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If 6 cases are examined, then you expect to have 20% of them solved. So 20% of 6 is 0.20*6 = 1.2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You expect about 1.2 cases to be solved. \n" ); document.write( " |