A certain rare blood disease affects 0.02% of the population. If the population of a randomly chosen barangay is 1 000, what is the probability that at least two people in this barangay have this rare blood disease? As claimed by the company, 8 out of 10 mothers prefer to give a certain brand of infant milk to their babies. If the claim is true, compute the probability that more than 5 mothers, out of 8, prefers other brand of infant milk.

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A certain rare blood disease affects 0.02% of the population. If the population of a
randomly chosen barangay is 1 000, what is the probability that at least two people in this
barangay have this rare blood disease?
As claimed by the company, 8 out of 10 mothers prefer to give a certain brand of infant
milk to their babies. If the claim is true, compute the probability that more than
5 mothers, out of 8, prefers other brand of infant milk.
Transcribed Image Text:A certain rare blood disease affects 0.02% of the population. If the population of a randomly chosen barangay is 1 000, what is the probability that at least two people in this barangay have this rare blood disease? As claimed by the company, 8 out of 10 mothers prefer to give a certain brand of infant milk to their babies. If the claim is true, compute the probability that more than 5 mothers, out of 8, prefers other brand of infant milk.
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