Question: Each sample of water has a 15% chance of containing a particular organic pollutant. assume that the samples are independent with regard to the presence of the pollutant. find the probability that in the next "12" samples, exactly 3 contain the pollutant.

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Question: Each sample of
water has a 15% chance of
containing a particular organic
pollutant. assume that the
samples are independent with
regard to the presence of the
pollutant. find the probability
that in the next "12" samples,
exactly 3 contain the pollutant.
Transcribed Image Text:Question: Each sample of water has a 15% chance of containing a particular organic pollutant. assume that the samples are independent with regard to the presence of the pollutant. find the probability that in the next "12" samples, exactly 3 contain the pollutant.
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