If 40% of all commuters ride to wirk in carpools,

Mylo O'Moore

Mylo O'Moore

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2021-09-22

If 40% of all commuters ride to wirk in carpools, find the probability that if 8 workers are selected, five will ride in carpools. Define your random variance X and determine X has a binomial or a geometric distribution.

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delilnaT

delilnaT

Skilled2021-09-23Added 94 answers

A discrete distribution is the binomial distribution. When there are two possible outcomes—success and failure—and fixed trials with a consistent probability, it is employed.
If the probability of success on an individual trial is p, then the binomial probability is 
nCxpx(1p)nx 
Here Cnx indicates the number of different combinations of x objects selected from a set of n objects. 
Step 2 
A binomial probability problem, this. 40% of commuters in this area use carpools to go to work.
Thus, the probability of commuters ride to work in carpool is p=0.4 
If eight workers are chosen, and the likelihood that exactly five will ride in carpools is to be determined, then
n=8  and  x=5
P(X=5)=nCxpx(1p)nx 
=8C5(0.4)5(10.4)85 
=8!5!(85)!×(0.4)5(0.6)3 
=56×0.01024×0.216 
0.1239 
Therefore, there is a 0.1239 percent chance that five of the eight chosen employees will use carpools.

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