In a certain state, it has been shown that only 62% of the high school graduates who are capable of college work actually enroll in college.Find the probability that, among 8 high school graduates in this state, 3 to 5 inclusive will enroll in college.

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In a certain state, it has been shown that only 62% of the high school graduates who are capable of college work actually enroll in college.Find the probability that, among 8 high school graduates in this state, 3 to 5 inclusive will enroll in college.

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Let us denote X=the number of high school graduates who are capable of college work actually enroll in college

n=sample size=8

p=probability of success= 62%=0.62


X follows a binomial distribution with n=8 and p=0.62

 

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