document.write( "Question 1205585: Mr. and Mrs. Doran have a genetic history such that the probability that a child being born to them with a certain trait is 4/5. If they have seven children, what is the probability that exactly one of their seven children will have that trait? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.\r
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Mr. and Mrs. Doran have a genetic history such that the probability that a child being born
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document.write( "It is a binomial distribution problem with n = 7 trials, probability p = 4/5 of a \"success\"\r\n" );
document.write( "at each individual trial and k= exactly one success.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the standard formula for the probability of such event\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P = \"C%5B7%5D%5E1%2Ap%2A%281-p%29%5E6\" = \"7%2A%284%2F5%29%2A%281%2F5%29%5E6\" = 0.000358   (rounded).   ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "You may round further as you need.\r\n" );
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