An airplane flight has 228 seats. The probability that a person who buys a ticket actually goes on that flight is about 95%. If the airline wants to fill all the seats on the flight, how many tickets should it sell? SHOW YOUR SETUP as well as your answer. (and think about what we are given, that only 95% of people come, but they still want to fill the seats so would we sell more or less?)

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An airplane flight has 228 seats.
The probability that a person who buys a ticket actually goes on that flight is about 95%.
If the airline wants to fill all the seats on the flight, how many tickets should it sell?
SHOW YOUR SETUP as well as your answer.
(and think about what we are given, that only 95% of people come, but they still want to fill the seats so would we sell more or less?)
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 4 An airplane flight has 228 seats. The probability that a person who buys a ticket actually goes on that flight is about 95%. If the airline wants to fill all the seats on the flight, how many tickets should it sell? SHOW YOUR SETUP as well as your answer. (and think about what we are given, that only 95% of people come, but they still want to fill the seats so would we sell more or less?)
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