document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151483>Question 1151483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The literacy rate for a nation measures the proportion of people age 15 and over that can read and write. The literacy rate in a certain country is 30%. Suppose you choose 15 people in this country at random. Let X = the number of people who are literate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. What probability distribution does the random variable X have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The random variable X has a  PDF with n = and p = \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Symbolically, X~B </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #773366 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=773366\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is a binomial (n, p).  This assumes random sample and equal probabilities to be chosen and dichotomous outcome.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X~B(15, 0.3) </SPAN>\n" );
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