6. Which of the following situations describes a binomial random variable? is You play two games against the same opponent. The probability that you win the first game 0.4. If you win the first game, the probability you also win the second game is 0.2. You are interested in the probability that you will win both games? b. A school newspaper reporter decides to randomly survey 12 students to see if they will attend Tet (Vietnamese New Year) festivities this year. Based on past years, she knows that 18% of students attend Tet festivities. You are interested in the number of students who will attend the festivities. A consumer looking to buy a used red Miata car will call dealerships until she finds a dealership that carries the car. She estimates the probability that any independent dealership will have the car will be 28%. You are interested in the number of dealerships she must call. d. The switchboard in a Minneapolis law office gets an average of 5.5 incoming phone calls during the noon hour on Mondays. Experience shows that the existing staff can handle up to six calls in an hour. You are interested in the number of calls received at noon. a C. own ?? orange, and 15

6. Which of the following situations describes a binomial random variable? is You play two games against the same opponent. The probability that you win the first game 0.4. If you win the first game, the probability you also win the second game is 0.2. You are interested in the probability that you will win both games? b. A school newspaper reporter decides to randomly survey 12 students to see if they will attend Tet (Vietnamese New Year) festivities this year. Based on past years, she knows that 18% of students attend Tet festivities. You are interested in the number of students who will attend the festivities. A consumer looking to buy a used red Miata car will call dealerships until she finds a dealership that carries the car. She estimates the probability that any independent dealership will have the car will be 28%. You are interested in the number of dealerships she must call. d. The switchboard in a Minneapolis law office gets an average of 5.5 incoming phone calls during the noon hour on Mondays. Experience shows that the existing staff can handle up to six calls in an hour. You are interested in the number of calls received at noon. a C. own ?? orange, and 15

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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