Consider a binomial probability distribution with p = 0.4 and n = 10. What is the probability of the following? exactly three successes less than three successes eight or more successes a) b) c) a) P(x = 3)= (Round to four decimal places as needed.) ...

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Consider a binomial probability distribution with p = 0.4 and n = 10. What is the probability of the following?
exactly three successes
less than three successes
eight or more successes
a)
b)
c)
a) P(x = 3) = (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a binomial probability distribution with p = 0.4 and n = 10. What is the probability of the following? exactly three successes less than three successes eight or more successes a) b) c) a) P(x = 3) = (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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GivenA random variable x~Binomial(n=10,p=0.4)P(X=x)=(nx)×px×(1-p)n-x   ; x=0,1,...,n

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