A sign on the pumps at a gas station encourages customers to have their oil checked, and claims that 1 out of 5 cars needs to have oil added. If this is true (and assuming cars arriving independently), find the probability that at most 21 out of the next 84 cars needs oil.

A sign on the pumps at a gas station encourages customers to have their oil checked, and claims that 1 out of 5 cars needs to have oil added. If this is true (and assuming cars arriving independently), find the probability that at most 21 out of the next 84 cars needs oil.

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A sign on the pumps at a gas station encourages customers to have their oil checked, and claims that
have oil added. If this is true (and assuming cars arriving independently), find the probability that at most 21 out of the next
out of 5 cars needs to
84 cars needs oil.

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