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Question 1079967: According to a newspaper, 30% of bicycles stolen in a certain country are recovered. Find the probability that, in a sample of 6 randomly selected cases of bicycles stolen in the country, exactly 5 out of 6 bikes are recovered. Answer by amfagge92(93) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! using binomial theorem.
P(X=x)=nCx.p^x.q^n-x
where n=6, p=0.7 ,q=0.3 x=5
∴P(X=5)=6*0.1680*0.3
=0.3024
