SOLUTION: A poll is given, showing 65% are in favor of a new building project. If 9 people are chosen at random, what is the probability that exactly 2 of them favor the new building proj

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Question 886711: A poll is given, showing 65% are in favor of a new building project.
If 9 people are chosen at random, what is the probability that exactly 2 of them favor the new building project?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A poll is given, showing 65% are in favor of a new building project.
If 9 people are chosen at random, what is the probability that exactly 2 of them favor the new building project?
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Binomial Problem with n = 9 and p = 0.65
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P(x = 2) = 9C2*(0.65)^2*(0.35)^7 = binompdf(9,0.65,2) = 0.0098
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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