1. Find the mean of the binomial distribution for which n = 40 and p = 0.2. A) 2.53 B) 8 C) 20 D) 40 2. Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of exactly nine boys in ten births. A) 0.010 B) 0.20 C) 0.09 D) 0.9

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1. Find the mean of the binomial distribution for which n = 40 and p = 0.2.

A) 2.53 B) 8 C) 20 D) 40

2. Assume that male and female births are equally likely and that the birth of any child does not affect the probability of the gender of any other children. Find the probability of exactly nine boys in ten births.

A) 0.010 B) 0.20 C) 0.09 D) 0.9

 

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