SOLUTION: 1. high school dropouts. Approximately 10% of american high school students drop out of school before graduation. choose 15 students entering high school at randon. Find the proba

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Question 345251: 1. high school dropouts. Approximately 10% of american high school students drop out of school before graduation. choose 15 students entering high school at randon.
Find the probability that only 10 students will graduate.

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high school dropouts. Approximately 10% of american high school students drop out of school before graduation. choose 15 students entering high school at randon.
Find the probability that only 10 students will graduate.
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Binomial Problem with n = 15 and p = 0.1
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P(x = 10) = 15C10*0.1^10*0.9^5 = 0.00000017732...
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Cheers,
Stan H.