document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107809>Question 1107809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Air-USA has a policy of booking as many as 15 persons on an airplane that can seat only 14. (Past studies have revealed that only 83% of the booked passengers actually arrive for the flight.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the probability that if Air-USA books 15 persons, not enough seats will be available. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this probability low enough so that overbooking is not a real concern for passengers if you define unusual as 5% or less? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "yes, it is low enough not to be a concern<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no, it is not low enough to not be a concern\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What about defining unusual as 10% or less? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "yes, it is low enough not to be a concern<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no, it is not low enough to not be a concern	 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the probability that if Air-USA books 15 persons, not enough seats will be available. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "prob = (0.83)^15 = 0.0611 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(round to 4 decimal places) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is this probability low enough so that overbooking is not a real concern for passengers if you define unusual as 5% or less? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no, it is not low enough to not be a concern <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What about defining unusual as 10% or less? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "yes, it is low enough not to be a concern\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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