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document.write( "It is a binomial type experiment.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of trials is n= 28.\r\n" );
document.write( "The number of success trials is k= 4.\r\n" );
document.write( "The probability of success in each individual trial is p= 0.034.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the standard binomial formula for the probability\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P =  =  =\r\n" );
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document.write( "      =  = 0.01193  (rounded).   ANSWER\r\n" );
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