Air-USA has a policy of booking as many as 17 persons on an airplane that can seat only 16. (Past studies have revealed that only 86% of the booked passengers actually arrive for the flight.) Find the probability that if Air-USA books 17 persons, not enough seats will be available. prob = Is this probability low enough so that overbooking is not a real concern for passengers if you define unusual as 5% or less? no, it is not low enough to not be a concem? yes, it is low enough not to be a concem?| What about defining unusual as 10% or less? no, it is not low enough to not be a concern? yes, it is low enough not to be a concern?

Air-USA has a policy of booking as many as 17 persons on an airplane that can seat only 16. (Past studies have revealed that only 86% of the booked passengers actually arrive for the flight.) Find the probability that if Air-USA books 17 persons, not enough seats will be available. prob = Is this probability low enough so that overbooking is not a real concern for passengers if you define unusual as 5% or less? no, it is not low enough to not be a concem? yes, it is low enough not to be a concem?| What about defining unusual as 10% or less? no, it is not low enough to not be a concern? yes, it is low enough not to be a concern?

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