SOLUTION: The insurance industry has found that the probability is 0.9 that a life insurance applicant will qualify at the regular rates. Find the probabilities that of the next 10 applican

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Question 842337: The insurance industry has found that the probability is 0.9 that a life insurance applicant will qualify at the regular rates. Find the probabilities that of the next 10 applicants for life insurance, the following numbers will qualify at the regular rates.
Find the probability that exactly 9 will qualify
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are ten ways to get exactly 9 to qualify with 1 not qualifying.
P=10%2A%280.9%29%5E9%2A%280.10%29%5E1=10%2A0.387420%2A0.10=0.3874