SOLUTION: According to a survey, 15% of city workers take the bus to work. Donatella randomly surveys 10 workers. What is the probability that exactly 6 workers take the bus to work? Round t

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Question 946187: According to a survey, 15% of city workers take the bus to work. Donatella randomly surveys 10 workers. What is the probability that exactly 6 workers take the bus to work? Round the answer to the nearest thousandth.

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According to a survey, 15% of city workers take the bus to work. Donatella randomly surveys 10 workers. What is the probability that exactly 6 workers take the bus to work? Round the answer to the nearest thousandth.
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Binomial Problem with n = 10 a p(bus) = 0.15
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P(x = 6) = 10C6*0.15^6*0.85^4 = binompdf(10,0.15,6) = 0.00125
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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