Suppose that 16% of people own dogs. If you pick two people at random, what is the probability that they both own a dog? Give your answer as a decimal (to at least 3 places) or fraction

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Suppose that 16% of people own dogs. If you pick two people at random, what is the probability that they both own a dog? Give your answer as a decimal (to at least 3 places) or fraction
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Provided information is, 16% of people own dogs. Two people picked at random.

The situation follows binomial distribution. The random variable X is said to follow binomial distribution if its probability mass function is given as:

PX=x=Cxnpx1-pn-x

Denoted as X~B(n,p)

For provided data, Let X is variable for people owned a dog. n=2 and p=0.16

i.e. X~B(n=2, p=0.16)

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