An article reported that 6 in 10 auto accidents involve a single vehicle (the article recommended always reporting to the insurance company an accident involving multiple vehicles). Suppose 15 accidents are randomly selected. A. What is the probability that at most 4 involve a single vehicle? B. What is the probability that exactly 4 involve a single vehicle? C. What is the probability that exactly 6 involve multiple vehicles?

An article reported that 6 in 10 auto accidents involve a single vehicle (the article recommended always reporting to the insurance company an accident involving multiple vehicles). Suppose 15 accidents are randomly selected. A. What is the probability that at most 4 involve a single vehicle? B. What is the probability that exactly 4 involve a single vehicle? C. What is the probability that exactly 6 involve multiple vehicles?

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A. What is the probability that at most 4 involve a single vehicle?

B. What is the probability that exactly 4 involve a single vehicle?

C. What is the probability that exactly 6 involve multiple vehicles?

D. What is the probability that between 2 and 4, inclusive, involve a single vehicle?

E. What is the probability that at least 2 involve a single vehicle?

F. What is the probability that exactly 4 involve a single vehicle and the other 11 involve multiple vehicles?

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