document.write( "Question 128642: David's gasoline station offers 4 cents off per gallon if the customer pays in cash and does not use a credit card. Past evidence indicates that 40% of all customers pay in cash. During a one-hour period twenty-five customers buy gasoline at this station. \r
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document.write( "(4) What is the probability that at least ten pay in cash?
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document.write( " A) 0.416
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document.write( " B) 0.575
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document.write( " C) 0.586
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document.write( " D) 0.425
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Algebra.Com's Answer #94129 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! David's gasoline station offers 4 cents off per gallon if the customer pays in cash and does not use a credit card. Past evidence indicates that 40% of all customers pay in cash. During a one-hour period twenty-five customers buy gasoline at this station. \n" ); document.write( "(4) What is the probability that at least ten pay in cash? \n" ); document.write( "A) 0.416 \n" ); document.write( "B) 0.575 \n" ); document.write( "C) 0.586 \n" ); document.write( "D) 0.425 \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "That is a binomial problem with n=25,p=0.4,10<=x<=25 \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "I used the binomcdf function on a TI calculator to get: \n" ); document.write( "1-binomcdf(25,0.4,9) = 0.5754... \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |