SOLUTION: According to a recent poll 60% of adult southerners own some type of firearm. If the probability was 2/3 rather than 60%, what is the probability that all 5 adults you select wi

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Question 476311: According to a recent poll 60% of adult southerners own some type of firearm.
If the probability was 2/3 rather than 60%, what is the probability that all 5 adults you select will own a gun?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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According to a recent poll 60% of adult southerners own some type of firearm.
If the probability was 2/3 rather than 60%, what is the probability that all 5 adults you select will own a gun?
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Ans: (2/3)^5 = 13.17% or 0.1317
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Stan H.
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