SOLUTION: According to police sources, a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 90% of the time. Find the probability that 5 of 10 stolen cars will be recovered.

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Question 1150525: According to police sources, a car with a certain protection system will be recovered 90% of the time. Find the probability that 5 of 10 stolen cars will be recovered.
Answer by VFBundy(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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= 0.59049 * 0.00001 * 252

= 0.0014880348