The probability that a student owns a CD player is 3/5. If eight students are selected at random, what is the probability that: (c) none of them own a CD player? (b) all of them own a CD player? (a) exactly four of them own a CD player?

The probability that a student owns a CD player is 3/5. If eight students are selected at random, what is the probability that: (c) none of them own a CD player? (b) all of them own a CD player? (a) exactly four of them own a CD player?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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(a) exactly four of them own a CD player?

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