Suppose the number of cars in a household has a binomial distribution with parameters n = 8, and p = 20 %. Find the probability of a household having: (a) 1 or 5 cars (b) 3 or fewer cars (c) 1 or more cars (d) fewer than 5 cars (e) more than 3 cars

Suppose the number of cars in a household has a binomial distribution with parameters n = 8, and p = 20 %. Find the probability of a household having: (a) 1 or 5 cars (b) 3 or fewer cars (c) 1 or more cars (d) fewer than 5 cars (e) more than 3 cars

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Suppose the number of cars in a household has a binomial distribution
with parameters n = 8, and p = 20 %.
Find the probability of a household having:
(a) 1 or 5 cars
(b) 3 or fewer cars
(c) 1 or more cars
(d) fewer than 5 cars
(e) more than 3 cars

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