According to the study The American Freshman: National Norms 2015. 76.1% of college freshmen said that "to get training for a specific career" was their reason for their going to college. Consider a group of seven freshmen selected at random. Find the probabilities that the number of people in the group who felt that the reason was very important as stated. (A) all seven (b) at least six or seven

According to the study The American Freshman: National Norms 2015. 76.1% of college freshmen said that "to get training for a specific career" was their reason for their going to college. Consider a group of seven freshmen selected at random. Find the probabilities that the number of people in the group who felt that the reason was very important as stated. (A) all seven (b) at least six or seven

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(b) at least six or seven

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