SOLUTION: 1. a particular family has 6 children and due to genetic reasons, each child has a 0.24 probability of needing glasses. (A) WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT EXACTLY ONE CHILD NEEDS G

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Question 1071252: 1. a particular family has 6 children and due to genetic reasons, each child has a 0.24 probability of needing glasses.
(A) WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT EXACTLY ONE CHILD NEEDS GLASSES?
(B) WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT AT LEAST TWO CHILDREN WILL NEED GLASSES?
(C)WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT LESS THAN FOUR CHILDREN WILL NEED GLASSES?
(D) WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT AT MOST TWO CHILDREN WILL NEED GLASSES?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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P%28X%29=C%286%2CX%29%2A%280.24%29%5EX%2A%281-0.24%29%5E%286-X%29
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Using EXCEL to generate the table of values,
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A) P%281%29=0.3651
B) P%28X%3E=2%29=P%282%29%2BP%283%29%2BP%284%29%2BP%285%29%2BP%286%29
C) P%28X%3C4%29=P%280%29%2BP%281%29%2BP%282%29%2BP%283%29
D) P%28X%3C=2%29=P%280%29%2BP%281%29%2BP%282%29
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Use the table to generate the solutions.