​(a) If 400 murders are randomly​ selected, how many would we expect to be committed with a​ firearm? ​(b) Would it be unusual to observe 208 murders by firearm in a random sample of 400 ​murders? Why

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According to a​ report,
51.2​%
of murders are committed with a firearm.
​(a) If
400
murders are randomly​ selected, how many would we expect to be committed with a​ firearm?
​(b) Would it be unusual to observe
208
murders by firearm in a random sample of
400
​murders? Why
 
​(a) We would expect ___  to be committed with a firearm.
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