ortation daily (USA Today, December 21, 2005). a. In a sample of 10 workers, what is the probability that exactly three workers take public transportation daily? b. In a sample of 10 workers, what is the probability that at

ortation daily (USA Today, December 21, 2005). a. In a sample of 10 workers, what is the probability that exactly three workers take public transportation daily? b. In a sample of 10 workers, what is the probability that at

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a. Suppose that in Dhaka, twenty-three percent of automobiles are not covered by insurance. On a particular weekend, 35 automobiles are involved in traffic accidents. a. What is the expected number of these automobiles that are not covered by insurance? b. What are the variance and standard deviation?

b. uppose that in Dhaka, 30% of workers take public transportation daily (USA Today, December 21, 2005). a. In a sample of 10 workers, what is the probability that exactly three workers take public transportation daily? b. In a sample of 10 workers, what is the probability that at least three workers take public transportation daily?

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