(b) Find the mean and standard deviation of this probability distribution. What is the expected number of friends for whom addresses will be found? (Round your standa deviation to two decimal places.) friends friends (c) What is the smallest number of names would you have to submit to be at least 96% sure that at least two addresses will be found? (Enter your answer as a whole n names

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A company is in the business of finding addresses of long-lost friends. The company claims to have a 70% success rate. Suppose that you have the names of six friends for whom you
have no addresses and decide to use the company to track them.
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(a) Make a histogram showing the probability of r= 0 to 6 friends for whom an address will be found.
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(b) Find the mean and standard deviation of this probability distribution. What is the expected number of friends for whom addresses will be found? (Round your standard
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Transcribed Image Text:03- 0.3 0.25 0.25 0.2 02- Pr) 0.15 Pt) 0.15 0.1 0.1 6.05 0.05 1 2 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 3 (b) Find the mean and standard deviation of this probability distribution. What is the expected number of friends for whom addresses will be found? (Round your standard deviation to two decimal places.) friends friends (c) What is the smallest number of names would you have to submit to be at least 96% sure that at least two addresses will be found? (Enter your answer as a whole number. names
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