Each sample of water has a 10% chance of containing a particular organic pollutant.  Assume that the samples are independent with regard to the presence of the pollutant. Approximate the probability that, in the next 200 samples, there are 20 to 25 samples contain the pollutant. You can use Excel to calculate. (x.xxxx)

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Each sample of water has a 10% chance of containing a particular organic pollutant.  Assume that the samples are independent with regard to the presence of the pollutant. Approximate the probability that, in the next 200 samples, there are 20 to 25 samples contain the pollutant. You can use Excel to calculate. (x.xxxx) 

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