Question 445993: The participants in a television quiz show are picked from a large pool of applicants with approximately equal numbers of men and women. Among the last 10 participants there have been only 2 women. If participants are picked randomly, what is the probability of getting 2 or fewer women when 10 people are picked?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The participants in a television quiz show are picked from a large pool of applicants with approximately equal numbers of men and women. Among the last 10 participants there have been only 2 women. If participants are picked randomly, what is the probability of getting 2 or fewer women when 10 people are picked?
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Binomial Problem with n = 10 and p = 1/2
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P(0<= p <=2) = binomcdf(10,0.5,2) = 0.0547
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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