A small regional carrier accepted 20 reservations for a particular flight with 19 seats. 15 reservations went to regular customers who will arrive for the flight. Each of the remaining passengers will arrive for the flight with a 55% chance, independently of each other. Find the probability that overbooking occurs. Find the probability that the flight has empty seats. Use excel only.

A small regional carrier accepted 20 reservations for a particular flight with 19 seats. 15 reservations went to regular customers who will arrive for the flight. Each of the remaining passengers will arrive for the flight with a 55% chance, independently of each other. Find the probability that overbooking occurs. Find the probability that the flight has empty seats. Use excel only.

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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