Upon analyzing the cash register receipts of a large department store over an extended period of time, it is found that 30 percent of the customers pay for their purchases by credit card, 50 percent pay by cash, and 20 percent pay by check. Of the next five customers that make purchases at the store, what is the probability that three of them will pay by credit card?

Upon analyzing the cash register receipts of a large department store over an extended period of time, it is found that 30 percent of the customers pay for their purchases by credit card, 50 percent pay by cash, and 20 percent pay by check. Of the next five customers that make purchases at the store, what is the probability that three of them will pay by credit card?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events

Problem 2C

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