Question 474201
p=24, q=.76, n=100
{{{mu=np=100*.24=24}}}
{{{sigma=sqrt(npq)=sqrt(100*.24*.76)=4.48}}}
z=(27.5-24)/4.48=3.5/4.48=.781
area under normal curve above z=.781 is .217  the probility of randomly selecting 100 M&Ms and getting 27 or more that are blue. It is not an unusually high result.
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Ed