SOLUTION: According to an Internet posting, 80% of adults enjoy drinking beer. If a group of 3 adults is selected at random, find the probability that none of them enjoy drinking beer. Pla

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Question 622873: According to an Internet posting, 80% of adults enjoy drinking beer. If a group of 3 adults is selected at random, find the probability that none of them enjoy drinking beer.
Place your answer, rounded to three decimal places, in the blank.

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Hi,
According to an Internet posting, 80% of adults enjoy drinking beer.
If a group of 3 adults is selected at random...
P(none enoy beer) = 3C0(.8)^0(.2)^3 = .2^3 = .008