60% of all violent felons in the prison system are repeat offenders. If 49 violent felons are randomly selected, find the probability that   a. Exactly 30 of them are repeat offenders.  b. At most 29 of them are repeat offenders.  c. At least 29 of them are repeat offenders.  d. Between 23 and 31 (including 23 and 31) of them are repeat offenders.

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60% of all violent felons in the prison system are repeat offenders. If 49 violent felons are randomly selected, find the probability that  


a. Exactly 30 of them are repeat offenders. 
b. At most 29 of them are repeat offenders. 
c. At least 29 of them are repeat offenders. 
d. Between 23 and 31 (including 23 and 31) of them are repeat offenders. 

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