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document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 100 and p(resent) = 0.10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(20<= x <=100) = 1 - P(0<= x <=19) = 1 - binomcdf(100,0.10,19)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1 - 0.9980 = 0.0020<BR>\n" );
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