A local county has an unemployment rate of 6%. A random sample of 16 employable people are picked at random from the county and are asked if they are employed. Round answers to 4 decimal places. a) Find the probability that exactly 4 in the sample are unemployed. b) Find the probability that there are fewer than 3 in the sample are unemployed. c) Find the probability that there are more than 2 in the sample are unemployed. d) Find the probability that there are at most 3 in the sample are unemployed.

A local county has an unemployment rate of 6%. A random sample of 16 employable people are picked at random from the county and are asked if they are employed. Round answers to 4 decimal places. a) Find the probability that exactly 4 in the sample are unemployed. b) Find the probability that there are fewer than 3 in the sample are unemployed. c) Find the probability that there are more than 2 in the sample are unemployed. d) Find the probability that there are at most 3 in the sample are unemployed.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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