document.write( "Question 1161278: An airline estimates that 96% of people booked on their flights actually show up. If the airline books 70 people on a flight for which the maximum number is 68, what is the probability that the number of people who show up will exceed the capacity of the plane? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #785056 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Binomial with n=70 and p=0.96 \n" ); document.write( "want to know what p(69) and p(70) is \n" ); document.write( "p(70)=0.96^70=0.0574 \n" ); document.write( "p(69)=70*0.96^69*0.04=0.1674 \n" ); document.write( "The probability is the sum of those two or 0.2248 \n" ); document.write( " |