A theater finds that 5% of the persons making reservations on a certain concert willnot show up. If the theater has 155 seats only but sells 160 tickets for the concert,what is the probability that a seat will be available for every person holding areservation and planning to attend?

It is given that n=160 and the probability of persons making reservations on a certain concert will…

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A theater finds that 5% of the persons making reservations on a certain concert wi not show up. If the theater has 155 seats only but sells 160 tickets for the concert, what is the probability that a seat will be available for every person holding a reservation and planning to attend?