SOLUTION: One out of eleven people are left-handed. Determine the probability that a class containing 35 students does not have any left-handed students in it. p= 11/35?? but that seems

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Question 420944: One out of eleven people are left-handed. Determine the probability that a class containing 35 students does not have any left-handed students in it.
p= 11/35?? but that seems to easy, what am i missing??????

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Definitely get a 2nd opinion, but my reasoning is thus:
Each of the 35 students has a 1+-+1%2F11+=+10%2F11
probability of not being left handed. I want all of them
to be not left handed, so I multiply this P 35 times.
+%2810%2F11%29%5E35+=+.03558+
This is P = 35.58/1000