Suppose you are a lawyer representing a Hispanic individual in a criminal trial. Twelve jurors are randomly selected by the state from a population that you know to be 50% Hispanic. a). How many jurors would you expect to be Hispanic? b). The select process produces a jury with 1 Hispanic individuals What proportion of the jury is Hispanic? (Enter your answer as a decimal, rounded to four decimal places c). Use the binomial distribution and find the probability that 1 or fewer jurors would be Hispanic. d). Create a graph of the distribution with the area corresponding to the previous answer shaded in. Choices for creating a graph include: Excel, Binomial Distribution Calculator (in resources menu), TI-84 (take a pic), hand drawn, other software, websites. Upload your finished graph below.

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Suppose you are a lawyer representing a Hispanic individual in a criminal trial. Twelve jurors are randomly selected by the state from a population that you know to be 50% Hispanic.
a). How many jurors would you expect to be Hispanic?
b). The select process produces a jury with 1 Hispanic individuals What proportion of the jury is Hispanic? (Enter your answer as a decimal, rounded to four decimal places
c). Use the binomial distribution and find the probability that 1 or fewer jurors would be Hispanic.
d). Create a graph of the distribution with the area corresponding to the previous answer shaded in. Choices for creating a graph include: Excel, Binomial Distribution Calculator (in resources menu), TI-84 (take a pic), hand drawn, other software, websites. Upload your finished graph below. 

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Let X be the number of juniors would be Hispanic.

Given, the probability of Hispanic is 0.50 and n=12.

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