SOLUTION: Forty percent of job applicants are rejected in a random sample of 12 applicants, what is the probability that at least 2 are rejected?

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Question 916113: Forty percent of job applicants are rejected in a random sample of 12 applicants, what is the probability that at least 2 are rejected?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Population: p(rejected) = .40
Sample: n = 12,
P(x >= 2) = 1 - binomcdf(12, .40, 1)
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P(x >= 2) = 1 - P(0) - P(1) = 1 - .60^12 - 12C1(.40)^1(.60)^11