n event E has a probability p = p(E) = 0.4 in some sample space. Suppose the experiment that yields this sample space is repeated eight times and the outcomes are independent. Find the probability of getting the following outcome. (Round your answer to six decimal places.) E exactly five times

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An event E has a probability p = p(E) = 0.4 in some sample space. Suppose the experiment that yields this sample space is repeated eight times and the outcomes are independent. Find the probability of getting the following outcome. (Round your answer to six decimal places.)

E exactly five times
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given  data, p=p(E)=0.4 q=1-p=1-0.4=0.6x= no. of repeated times n= reapeted  8  timesoutcomes are  independent p(exactly five times)=?

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