The probability that a randomly selected 2​-year-old male feral cat will live to be 3 years old is 0.96456. ​(a) What is the probability that two randomly selected 2​-year-old male feral cats will live to be 3 years​ old? ​(b) What is the probability that eight randomly selected 2​-year-old male feral cats will live to be 3 years​ old? ​(c) What is the probability that at least one of eight randomly selected 2​-year-old male feral cats will not live to be 3 years​ old? Would it be unusual if at least one of eight randomly selected 2​-year-old male feral cats did not live to be 3 years​ old?

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The probability that a randomly selected
2​-year-old
male
feral cat
will live to be
3
years old is
0.96456.
​(a) What is the probability that two randomly selected
2​-year-old
male
feral cats
will live to be
3
years​ old?
​(b) What is the probability that
eight
randomly selected
2​-year-old
male
feral cats
will live to be
3
years​ old?
​(c) What is the probability that at least one of
eight
randomly selected
2​-year-old
male
feral cats
will not live to be
3
years​ old? Would it be unusual if at least one of
eight
randomly selected
2​-year-old
male
feral cats
did not live to be
3
years​ old?
 
 
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