SOLUTION: According to driver safety statistics in a particular area, one percent of drivers reported that they never wear their seatbelts. If five drivers in the area were randomly selected

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Question 1142512: According to driver safety statistics in a particular area, one percent of drivers reported that they never wear their seatbelts. If five drivers in the area were randomly selected, what's the probability that one would not be wearing a seatbelt?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Binomial probability....

5 subjects; 4 use their seat belts, with probability 0.99; 1 does not, with probability 0.01:

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