Suppose that a policeman with a radar gun is watching traffic pass on a street where it is the case that 30 percent of the passing cars are speeding.  What is the probability (with two decimal place accuracy) that of 40 cars observed with the radar gun, he finds at most 15 but a more than 10 are speeding?

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Suppose that a policeman with a radar gun is watching traffic pass on a street where it is the case that 30 percent of the passing cars are speeding.  What is the probability (with two decimal place accuracy) that of 40 cars observed with the radar gun, he finds at most 15 but a more than 10 are speeding?

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