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Question 522867: a certain class consisted of 25 males and 15 females. if 10 students were randomly selected, what is the probability that 4 males were selected? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a certain class consisted of 25 males and 15 females. if 10 students were randomly selected, what is the probability that 4 males were selected?
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Binomial Problem with n = 10 and p(male) = 25/40 = 5/8
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P(x = 4) = 10C4*(5/8)^4*(3/8)^6 = 0.0891
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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