SOLUTION: A person plans to plant 3 ferns hoping to grow them successfully. If success is independent and there is a 72% chance that the fern will grow successfully, what is the probability

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Question 868624: A person plans to plant 3 ferns hoping to grow them successfully. If success is independent and there is a 72% chance that the fern will grow successfully, what is the probability that he grows 2 successful ferns?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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p(success) = .72, n = 3
P(x= 2)= binompdf(3, .72, 2)= .4355 0r 43.55%