Data on the number of cases in adult criminal court are provided by type of sentence: "fine," "restitution," and "other." In a recent year, the probability that property crime cases in a certain country resulted in a sentence of "restitution" (as opposed to other sentences) was 0.201 a) Suppose there were 14 property crime cases in a certain region of the country last week. What is the probability that exactly three will result in a sentence of restitution?

Data on the number of cases in adult criminal court are provided by type of sentence: "fine," "restitution," and "other." In a recent year, the probability that property crime cases in a certain country resulted in a sentence of "restitution" (as opposed to other sentences) was 0.201 a) Suppose there were 14 property crime cases in a certain region of the country last week. What is the probability that exactly three will result in a sentence of restitution?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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