Kristina is the general manager for a business. One of Kristina's tasks is to assign extra projects to her employees. These extra projects are supposed to be assigned following a particular order. The extra projects result in additional pay, so the employees are concerned that the extra projects are assigned following the proper procedure. Errors do happen though. Kristina makes an error once every 59 tasks that she assigns.  If Kristina were to assign 10 tasks, what is the probability that she would make 3 or more mistakes?  (Round your answer to six decimal places.) When Kristina was supposed to assign 10 tasks to Carissa, she DID make 3 mistakes. Was Carissa treated fairly? yes

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Kristina is the general manager for a business. One of Kristina's tasks is to assign extra projects to her employees. These extra projects are supposed to be assigned following a particular order. The extra projects result in additional pay, so the employees are concerned that the extra projects are assigned following the proper procedure. Errors do happen though. Kristina makes an error once every 59 tasks that she assigns. 

If Kristina were to assign 10 tasks, what is the probability that she would make 3 or more mistakes?  (Round your answer to six decimal places.)

When Kristina was supposed to assign 10 tasks to Carissa, she DID make 3 mistakes. Was Carissa treated fairly?

  • yes
  • no

 

What conclusions could you make about the three mistakes? Make sure to explain your conclusion thoroughly. 

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