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Use a normal random variable to approximate the probability that a binomial random variable is less than 8 (8 successes) if n=20 and p=0.4. a. 0.5612 b. 0.5903 c. 0.0024 d. 0.5173 e. None of these

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Use a normal random variable to approximate the probability that a binomial random variable is less than 8 (8 successes) if n=20 and p=0.4.

	a.	0.5612
	b.	0.5903
	c.	0.0024
	d.	0.5173
	e.	None of these

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