SOLUTION: While shooting arrows, William tell can hit an apple 9 out of 10 time.What is the probability that he will be hit exactly
4 out of 7 time?
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4 out of 7 time?
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Question 394924: While shooting arrows, William tell can hit an apple 9 out of 10 time.What is the probability that he will be hit exactly
4 out of 7 time? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
Hi
Note: The probability of x successes in n trials is:
P = nCx* where p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively.
In this case p = .9 and q = .1
nCx =
P(exactly 4 out of 7 time) = 35 (.9)^4(.1)^3 = .0229635