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Essentials of Statistics | 5th Edition | ISBN: 9780321924599 | Authors: Mario F. Triola
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See You Later Based on a Harris Interactive poll, 20% of adults believe in reincarnation. Assume that six adults are randomly selected, and find the indicated probability.

a. What is the probability that exactly five of the selected adults believe in reincarnation?

b. What is the probability that all of the selected adults believe in reincarnation?

c. What is the probability that at least five of the selected adults believe in reincarnation?

d. If six adults are randomly selected, is five an unusually high number who believe in reincarnation?

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QUESTION:

See You Later Based on a Harris Interactive poll, 20% of adults believe in reincarnation. Assume that six adults are randomly selected, and find the indicated probability.

a. What is the probability that exactly five of the selected adults believe in reincarnation?

b. What is the probability that all of the selected adults believe in reincarnation?

c. What is the probability that at least five of the selected adults believe in reincarnation?

d. If six adults are randomly selected, is five an unusually high number who believe in reincarnation?

ANSWER:

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Given:

The number of adults selected is n = 6.

The probability that adults believe in reincarnation is \(p=0.20\).

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