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Section8.7: Probability
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![Let X be the number of applicants who apply for a senior level position at a large multinational corporation. The probability distribution of the random variable X is given in the following table. The
outcomes (number of applicants) are mutually exclusive.
Complete the table by calculating the cumulative probability distribution of X.
Probability distribution
Cumulative probability
distribution
The probability that there will be at least two applicants is
The probability that there will be three or four applicants is
0
0.45
Outcome (Number of applicants)
1
3
0.30
2
0.15
0.08
and the probability that there will be at most three applicants is
4
0.02](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc099fe7b-ba0e-41b4-8f03-491e6c98595d%2Fd64c3fec-9257-4865-a560-479d6e775b65%2Fmw0odt9_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Let X be the number of applicants who apply for a senior level position at a large multinational corporation. The probability distribution of the random variable X is given in the following table. The
outcomes (number of applicants) are mutually exclusive.
Complete the table by calculating the cumulative probability distribution of X.
Probability distribution
Cumulative probability
distribution
The probability that there will be at least two applicants is
The probability that there will be three or four applicants is
0
0.45
Outcome (Number of applicants)
1
3
0.30
2
0.15
0.08
and the probability that there will be at most three applicants is
4
0.02
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