Suppose that a district consists of 100 female voters and 200 male voters. If a group of ten voters is selected at random, then the probability that eight of the selected voters would be male can be calculated .

Suppose that a district consists of 100 female voters and 200 male voters. If a group of ten voters is selected at random, then the probability that eight of the selected voters would be male can be calculated .

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Binomial formula
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Formula
n = number of trials
*x= number of successes
* P = probability of success
P(X = x) =
n!
x!(n-x)!
·* p** (1-P)n-x

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