SOLUTION: Food allergies affect an estimated 7% of children under age 5 in the US. What is the probability that in a kindergarden class of 12 kids under age 5 at least one of them has food a

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Question 1123717: Food allergies affect an estimated 7% of children under age 5 in the US. What is the probability that in a kindergarden class of 12 kids under age 5 at least one of them has food allergies? You may assume that the students in this class are a representative random sample from the population. Round to the third.
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Q: Food allergies affect an estimated 7% of children under age 5 in the US. What is the probability that in a kindergarden class of 12 kids under age 5 at least one of them has food allergies? You may assume that the students in this class are a representative random sample from the population. Round to the third.
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Answer: P(X >= 1) = 1- P(X = 0) =+1+-+%281-+0.07%29%5E12 = highlight%280.581%29 to 3 decimal places