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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