SOLUTION: A small restaurant knows that 14% of parties making reservations do NOT show up. One evening, there were 20 reservations. Find the probability that everyone showed up.

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Question 1081020: A small restaurant knows that 14% of parties making reservations do NOT show up. One evening, there were 20 reservations. Find the probability that everyone showed up.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability of everybody's showing up is 0.86^20, assuming independence.
That is 0.0490