Power companies severely trim trees growing near their lines to avoid power failures due to falling limbs in storms. Applying a chemical to slow the growth of the trees is cheaper than trimming, but the chemical kills some of the trees. Suppose that one such chemical would kill 20% of sycamore trees. The power company tests the chemical on 250 sycamores. Consider these an SRS from the population of all sycamore trees. What is the probability that 24% or more of the trees in the sample are killed? Step #3: Find the probability. O 0.0999 O 0.9948 O 0.50 O 0.9430 O 0.0052 O 0.0569

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Power companies severely trim trees growing near their lines to avoid power failures due to falling limbs in storms. Applying a chemical to slow the growth of the
trees is cheaper than trimming, but the chemical kills some of the trees. Suppose that one such chemical would kill 20% of sycamore trees. The power company
tests the chemical on 250 sycamores. Consider these an SRS from the population of all sycamore trees. What is the probability that 24% or more of the trees in
the sample are killed?
Step #3: Find the probability.
O 0.0999
O 0.9948
O 0.50
0.9430
O 0.0052
O 0.0569
Transcribed Image Text:Power companies severely trim trees growing near their lines to avoid power failures due to falling limbs in storms. Applying a chemical to slow the growth of the trees is cheaper than trimming, but the chemical kills some of the trees. Suppose that one such chemical would kill 20% of sycamore trees. The power company tests the chemical on 250 sycamores. Consider these an SRS from the population of all sycamore trees. What is the probability that 24% or more of the trees in the sample are killed? Step #3: Find the probability. O 0.0999 O 0.9948 O 0.50 0.9430 O 0.0052 O 0.0569
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