SOLUTION: In a certain group of students, the probability that a student have experienced chickenpox is 0.7 and the probability of haven’t experienced it yet is 0.30. If 5 students are rando

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Question 395683: In a certain group of students, the probability that a student have experienced chickenpox is 0.7 and the probability of haven’t experienced it yet is 0.30. If 5 students are randomly selected with replacement, what is the probability that exactly one of them have experienced chickenpox?
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Note: The probability of x successes in n trials is:
P = nCx* p%5Ex%2Aq%5E%28n-x%29 where p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively.
In this case p = .7 q =.3
nCx = n%21%2F%28x%21%28n-x%21%29%29
P(1 of 5 have had chicken pox) = 5(.7)^1(.3)^4 = .0284