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Problem 26E

Survey on Answering Machine Ownership In a survey, 63% of Americans said they own an answering machine. If 14 Americans are selected at random, find the probability that exactly 9 own an answering machine.

Source: USA Snapshot. USA TODAY.

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QUESTION:

Problem 26E

Survey on Answering Machine Ownership In a survey, 63% of Americans said they own an answering machine. If 14 Americans are selected at random, find the probability that exactly 9 own an answering machine.

Source: USA Snapshot. USA TODAY.

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Step 1 of 1:

Let n denotes the total Americans is 14.

Let p denotes the 63% they have own an answering machine.

We need to find q value.

q = 1-p

q = 1-0.63

q = 0.37

Hence, q=0.37.

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