document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=914933>Question 914933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the biathlon event of the Olympic Games, a participant skis cross-country and on four intermittent occasions stops at a rifle range and shoots a set of five shots. If the center of the target is hit, no penalty points are assessed. If a particular man has a history of hitting the center of the target with 81% of his shots, what is the probability of the following. (Give your answers correct to three decimal places.) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) He will hit the center of the target with all five of his next set of five shots. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) He will hit the center of the target with at least four of his next set of five shots. (Assume independence.) <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 #555352 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=555352\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> p(hit) .81, n = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) P(x=5) = binompdf(5, .81,5) 0r .81^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) P(x &#8804; 4) = binomcdf(5, .81, 4) Using TI<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0r P = P(0) + P(1) + P(2) + P(3) + P(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case p = .81 & q = .19,  n = 5<BR>\n" );
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