A large national study finds that 10% of pregnant women deliver prematurely. A local obstetrician is seeing 16 pregnant women in his next clinic session. a.What is the probability that none will deliver prematurely? b.What is the probability that fewer than 3 will deliver prematurely? c.What is the probability that none will deliver prematurely if, in fact, the true percentage who deliver prematurely is 5.5%?

A large national study finds that 10% of pregnant women deliver prematurely. A local obstetrician is seeing 16 pregnant women in his next clinic session. a.What is the probability that none will deliver prematurely? b.What is the probability that fewer than 3 will deliver prematurely? c.What is the probability that none will deliver prematurely if, in fact, the true percentage who deliver prematurely is 5.5%?

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a.What is the probability that none will deliver prematurely?

b.What is the probability that fewer than 3 will deliver prematurely?

c.What is the probability that none will deliver prematurely if, in fact, the true percentage who deliver prematurely is 5.5%?

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