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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Your thinking is right - it is a standard binomial distribution problem.\r
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document.write( "The number of trials is n=41;  the indexes of successful trials are k=1,2,3,...,24; \r\n" );
document.write( "the probability of success for each single individual trial is p = 0.62.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     The formula to calculate the probability is\r\n" );
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document.write( "         P = P(n=41; k<=24; p=0.62) =  = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "     To facilitate my calculations, I used online calculator at this site  https://stattrek.com/online-calculator/binomial.aspx\r\n" );
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document.write( "     It provides nice instructions  and  a convenient input and output for all relevant options/cases.\r\n" );
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document.write( "          The resulting number is P = 0.37931  (rounded).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Simple and simplest probability problems on Binomial distribution \r
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