66% of Americans support death penalty (Gallup, 2004). Seven people are randomly selected.  Let the random variable X be the number of Americans who support death penalty.  Explan why X is binomial random variable? What is the probability that exactly 5 people selected support death penalty? What is the probability that at least 4 people selected are against death penalty?

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66% of Americans support death penalty (Gallup, 2004). Seven people are randomly selected.  Let the random variable X be the number of Americans who support death penalty.  Explan why X is binomial random variable? What is the probability that exactly 5 people selected support death penalty? What is the probability that at least 4 people selected are against death penalty?

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