Kelter Airlines has a 15-seater commuter turboprop that is used for short flights. Their data suggests that about 8% of customers who buy tickets are no-shows (assume that one person being a "no-show" does not affect the probability of another person being a "no-show'). Wanting to avoid empty seats and avoid missing opportunities to increase revenue, Kelter decides to sell 17 tickets for each flight. Ticketed customers who can't be seated on the plane will be accommodated on another flight and will receive a certificate good for a free flight at another time. Design and carry out a simulation to estimate the probability that at least one ticket-holder is denied a seat on the plane if 17 tickets are sold. a. What is the probability that at least 16 passengers show for a flight when 17 tickets are sold?
Kelter Airlines has a 15-seater commuter turboprop that is used for short flights. Their data suggests that about 8% of customers who buy tickets are no-shows (assume that one person being a "no-show" does not affect the probability of another person being a "no-show'). Wanting to avoid empty seats and avoid missing opportunities to increase revenue, Kelter decides to sell 17 tickets for each flight. Ticketed customers who can't be seated on the plane will be accommodated on another flight and will receive a certificate good for a free flight at another time. Design and carry out a simulation to estimate the probability that at least one ticket-holder is denied a seat on the plane if 17 tickets are sold.
a. What is the probability that at least 16 passengers show for a flight when 17 tickets are sold?
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