A sign on the pumps at a gas station encourages customers to have their oil checked and claims that 1 out of 7 cars need to have oil added. If this is true, what is: (a) The probability that 1 out of the next 4 cars need oil. (b) The probability that 2 out of the next 8 cars need oil. (c) The expectation and variance of the number of cars out of a total of 40 that need oil.

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 A sign on the pumps at a gas station encourages customers to have their oil checked and claims that 1
out of 7 cars need to have oil added. If this is true, what is:
(a) The probability that 1 out of the next 4 cars need oil.
(b) The probability that 2 out of the next 8 cars need oil.
(c) The expectation and variance of the number of cars out of a total of 40 that need oil.

5. A sign on the pumps at a gas station encourages customers to have their oil checked and claims that 1
out of 7 cars need to have oil added. If this is true, what is:
(a) The probability that 1 out of the next 4 cars need oil.
(b) The probability that 2 out of the next 8 cars need oil.
(c) The expectation and variance of the number of cars out of a total of 40 that need oil.
Transcribed Image Text:5. A sign on the pumps at a gas station encourages customers to have their oil checked and claims that 1 out of 7 cars need to have oil added. If this is true, what is: (a) The probability that 1 out of the next 4 cars need oil. (b) The probability that 2 out of the next 8 cars need oil. (c) The expectation and variance of the number of cars out of a total of 40 that need oil.
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