document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=907111>Question 907111</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Approximately 26% of the calls to an airline reservation phone line result in a reservation being made.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Suppose that an operator handles 10 calls. What is the probability that none of the 10 calls result in a reservation? (b) What assumption did you make to calculate the probability in Part (a)? (c) What is the probability that at least one call results in a reservation being made? (Give the answer to 3 decimals places.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Suppose that an operator handles 10 calls. What is the probability that none of the 10 calls result in a reservation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281+-+0.26%29%5E10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281+-+0.26%29%5E10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%280.049%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%280.049%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (b) What assumption did you make to calculate the probability in Part (a)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assumption: The results of calls are independent of each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) What is the probability that at least one call results in a reservation being made? (Give the answer to 3 decimals places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+-+%281+-+0.26%29%5E10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+-+%281+-+0.26%29%5E10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%280.951%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%280.951%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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