Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
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ISBN: 9780471198260
Author: Mary L. Boas
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 15.8, Problem 12P
As in Examples 1 and 2, use (a) the binomial distribution; (b) the corresponding normal approximation, to find the probabilities of each of the following:
Exactly 120 aces in 720 tosses of a die.
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