SOLUTION: I am trying to find out if you have 27 things of seafood and five of them are spoiled. If 6 of the 27 meals are served what is the probability that a custom will receive spoiled fo

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Question 852563: I am trying to find out if you have 27 things of seafood and five of them are spoiled. If 6 of the 27 meals are served what is the probability that a custom will receive spoiled food?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

 p(spoiled) = 5/27 = .185, n = 6

Using TI: P(x) The syntax is binompdf(n, p, x-value).

P(1 spoiled) = binompdf(6, .185, 1)

0r  Using 

P+%28x%29=+nCx%28p%5Ex%29%28q%29%5E%28n-x%29+ where p and q are the probabilities of success and failure respectively. 

P(1 spoiled) = +6%28.185%29%5E1%28.815%29%5E5