Suppose 90% of adult American smokers started smoking before age 21, if a random sample of of 15 smokers of age 21 or older is selected, 1) What is the probability that exactly 10 started smoking before age 21? 2) What is the probability that fewer than 5 started smoking before age 21? 3) Find the probability that between 4 and 7 of them (inclusively) started smoking before age 21? 4) Find the probability that at least 8 started smoking before age 21?

Suppose 90% of adult American smokers started smoking before age 21, if a random sample of of 15 smokers of age 21 or older is selected, 1) What is the probability that exactly 10 started smoking before age 21? 2) What is the probability that fewer than 5 started smoking before age 21? 3) Find the probability that between 4 and 7 of them (inclusively) started smoking before age 21? 4) Find the probability that at least 8 started smoking before age 21?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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