SOLUTION: A poll of 2000 teenagers found that 1 in 8 teenagers carries a wepon. In a typical high school with 1200 students, what is the probability that more than 135 students, but fewer th

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Question 466704: A poll of 2000 teenagers found that 1 in 8 teenagers carries a wepon. In a typical high school with 1200 students, what is the probability that more than 135 students, but fewer than 175 students, carry a weapon? Use the normal curve approximation to the binomial distribution. The probability is _____.
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Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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p = 1/8, q = 7/8, and n = 1200.
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