SOLUTION: . A real estate agent has 8 master keys to open several new homes. Only 1 master key will open any given house. If 40% of these homes are usually left unlocked, what is the probabi

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Question 1207220: . A real estate agent has 8 master keys to open several new homes. Only 1 master key will open any given house. If 40% of these homes are usually left unlocked, what is the probability that the real estate agent can get into a specific home if the agent selects 15 master keys at random before leaving the office?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


How can he select 15 master keys if he only has 8?

Re-post the problem with the correct information.

Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your post is soup of words. Inedible.

I want to say that each word, taken separately, makes sense;
but all the words, taken altogether, constitute a nonsense.