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Chapter 6, Problem 87(choose chapter or problem)
Airport security The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is responsible for airport safety. On some flights, TSA officers randomly select passengers for an extra security check before boarding. One such flight had 76 passengers12 in first class and 64 in coach class. Some passengers were surprised when none of the 10 passengers chosen for screening were seated in first class. Can we use a binomial distribution to approximate this probability? Justify your answer.
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Airport security The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is responsible for airport safety. On some flights, TSA officers randomly select passengers for an extra security check before boarding. One such flight had 76 passengers12 in first class and 64 in coach class. Some passengers were surprised when none of the 10 passengers chosen for screening were seated in first class. Can we use a binomial distribution to approximate this probability? Justify your answer.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Given,
No. of passengers,
Sample size,
We have to define whether a binomial distribution to approximate this probability: