document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970422>Question 970422</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A study conducted at a certain college shows that 51% of the school's graduates find a job in their chosen field within a year after graduation. Find the probability that 5 randomly selected graduates all find jobs in their chosen field within a year of graduating. Round to the nearest thousandth if necessary. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #593069 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=593069\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I will assume independence, because the numbers are large, and choosing 1 student will not change the probability significantly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Probability of the first student is 0.51, and that is multiplied by itself 5 times.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability is 0.51^5=0.035 </SPAN>\n" );
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