The probability that a patient recovers from a stomach disease is 0.7. Suppose 20 people are known to have contracted this disease. (Round your answers to three decimal places.) (a) What is the probability that exactly 13 recover?   (b) What is the probability that at least 10 recover?   (c) What is the probability that at least 13 but not more than 17 recover?

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The probability that a patient recovers from a stomach disease is 0.7. Suppose 20 people are known to have contracted this disease. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
(a)
What is the probability that exactly 13 recover?
 
(b)
What is the probability that at least 10 recover?
 
(c)
What is the probability that at least 13 but not more than 17 recover?
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