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Question 534170: A newspaper reported that 5% of Canadian drivers admit to reading the newspaper while driving. If 500 drivers are selected at random, find the probability that exactly 40 will admit to reading the newspaper while driving.
A) 0.6%
B) 1.3%
C) 4.7%
D) 2.0%

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A newspaper reported that 5% of Canadian drivers admit to reading the newspaper while driving. If 500 drivers are selected at random, find the probability that exactly 40 will admit to reading the newspaper while driving.
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Binomial Problem with n = 500 and p(read) = 0.05
P(x = 40) = 500C40*(0.05)^40*(0.95)^460 = binompdf(500,0.05,40) = 0.0012
= 0.12%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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A) 0.6%
B) 1.3%
C) 4.7%
D) 2.0%