A motion by one of the board members of a town proposed that Brgy. San Vicente be annexed to its adjacent barangay for taxation and fiscal reasons. Half of the 1500 residents of the Brgy. San Vicente opposed the proposal. If a random sample of 20 were interviewed, what is the probability that at least 3 favor the proposal.

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A motion by one of the board members of a town proposed that Brgy. San Vicente be annexed to its adjacent barangay for taxation and fiscal reasons. Half of the 1500 residents of the Brgy. San Vicente opposed the proposal. If a random sample of 20 were interviewed, what is the probability that at least 3 favor the proposal.

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