document.write( "Question 1132460: A real estate agent has 18 properties that she shows. She feels that there is a 40% chance of selling any one property during a week. The chance of selling any one property is independent of selling another property. Compute the probability of selling less than 2 properties in one week. (Answer must be written as a simplified fraction or rounded to four decimal places) \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "P(selling less than 2) = P(selling no one) + P(selling exactly 1) = \r\n" );
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document.write( "                       = \"%281-0.4%29%5E18\"          +  \"C%5B18%5D%5E1%2A%281-0.4%29%5E17%2A0.4%5E1\" = \"0.6%5E18\" + \"18%2A0.6%5E17%2A0.4\" = \r\n" );
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document.write( "                       = 0.000102          + 0.001219           = 0.001321 = 0.1321%.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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