SOLUTION: Assuming the admission rate is still 8​%, in a sample of 100 applicants to the​ university, what is the probability that exactly 8 will be​ admitted? Assume that

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Question 998145: Assuming the admission rate is still 8​%, in a sample of 100 applicants to the​ university, what is the probability that exactly 8 will be​ admitted? Assume that decisions to admit are independent.
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Assuming the admission rate is still 8​%, in a sample of 100 applicants to the​ university, what is the probability that exactly 8 will be​ admitted? Assume that decisions to admit are independent.
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Binomial Problem with n = 100 and p(admit) = 0.08
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P(x = 8) = 100C8*0.08^8*0.92^92 = binompdf(100,0.08,8) = 0.1455
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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