SOLUTION: 51% of men consider themselves professional baseball fans. You randomly pick 10 men and ask each is he considers himself a professional baseball fan. Find the probability that the
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Question 791176: 51% of men consider themselves professional baseball fans. You randomly pick 10 men and ask each is he considers himself a professional baseball fan. Find the probability that the number who consider themselves baseball fans is
(a) exactly 8
(b) at least 8
(c) less than 8
I know n=10, and p=0.51 but I do not understand the formula of working out the problem, and how to do the math of the formula. Please explain. Answer by oscargut(2103) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I do part a) here
P(x=8) = (10C8)(0.51)^8(0.49)^2 = 0.049
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