According to a survey, 30% of adult in the Jamaica said that the cell phone is the invention that they hate most but cannot live without. Suppose this result holds true for the current population of adults in Jamaica. A sample of six adults is selected.   Using the binomial formula, find these probabilities: Find the probability that at least three adults in this sample hold that said opinion. Find the probability that one to three adults in this sample hold the said opinion.

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According to a survey, 30% of adult in the Jamaica said that the cell phone is the invention that they hate most but cannot live without. Suppose this result holds true for the current population of adults in Jamaica. A sample of six adults is selected.

 

Using the binomial formula, find these probabilities:

  1. Find the probability that at least three adults in this sample hold that said opinion.
  2. Find the probability that one to three adults in this sample hold the said opinion.
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