A small regional carrier accepted 18 reservations for a particular flight with 17 seats. 9 reservations went to regular customers who will arrive for the flight. Each of the remaining passengers will arrive for the flight with a 40% chance, independently of each other. (Report answers accurate to 4 decimal places.) Find the probability that overbooking occurs. Find the probability that the flight has empty seats.

A small regional carrier accepted 18 reservations for a particular flight with 17 seats. 9 reservations went to regular customers who will arrive for the flight. Each of the remaining passengers will arrive for the flight with a 40% chance, independently of each other. (Report answers accurate to 4 decimal places.) Find the probability that overbooking occurs. Find the probability that the flight has empty seats.

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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