SOLUTION: All new drivers must take the drivers test. Monday eighteen new driver will take the drivers examination. If the probability a new driver passes the drivers test on the first try i

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Question 450295: All new drivers must take the drivers test. Monday eighteen new driver will take the drivers examination. If the probability a new driver passes the drivers test on the first try is .8, find the following probabilities:
A. what is the probability that 12 will pass?
B. what is the probability that no less than 12 will pass?
C. what is the probability that at most 12 will pass?
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The probability of successes in trials where is the probability of success on any given trial is given by:



Where is the number of combinations of things taken at a time and is calculated by

Part a):



Part b):



Part c:



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