SOLUTION: Suppose an airline accepted 12 reservations for a commuter plane with 10 seats. They know that 7 reservations went to regular commuters who will show up for sure. The other 5 pas

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Question 530776: Suppose an airline accepted 12 reservations for a commuter plane with 10
seats. They know that 7 reservations went to regular commuters who will show up for
sure. The other 5 passengers will show up with a 50% chance, independently of each
other.
(a) Find the probability that the flight will be overbooked.
(b) Find the probability that there will be empty seats.

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