Assume 47​% of us have Group O blood. A hospital is conducting a blood drive because its supply of Group O blood is​ low, and it needs at least 160 donors of Group O blood. If 298 volunteers donate​ blood, estimate the probability that the number with Group O blood is at least 160. Is the pool of 298 volunteers likely to be​ sufficient? Question content area bottom Part 1 ​(a) ​P(X≥160​)=enter your response here ​(Round to four decimal places as​ needed.) Part 2 ​(b) What does the result from part​ (a) suggest?

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Assume 47​% of us have Group O blood. A hospital is conducting a blood drive because its supply of Group O blood is​ low, and it needs at least 160 donors of Group O blood. If 298 volunteers donate​ blood, estimate the probability that the number with Group O blood is at least 160. Is the pool of 298 volunteers likely to be​ sufficient?
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Part 1
​(a) ​P(X≥160​)=enter your response here ​(Round to four decimal places as​ needed.)
Part 2
​(b) What does the result from part​ (a) suggest?
A.
The pool is likely to be sufficient because ​P(x≥160​) is less than 50%.
B.
The pool is likely to be sufficient because ​P(x≥160​) is more than 50%.
C.
The pool is not likely to be sufficient because ​P(x≥160​) is less than 50%.
D.
The pool is not likely to be sufficient because ​P(x≥160​) 

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