what is the probability that, at the end of a period, at least 88 components are working

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A system is made up of 100 components, each of which has a reliability (probability of working properly over a period of time) equal to 0.9. In that
context, what is the probability that, at the end of a period, at least 88 components are working? (Do not use continuity correction in the approximation of the Binomial distribution by the Normal distribution.)

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Let , X be the number of components are working

Here , X→B(n=100 , p=0.9)

The probability mass function of X is , 

P(X=x)=nxpxqn-x ; x=0,1,2,.......,n and q=1-p

= 0 ; otherwise

Our aim is to find  the probability that, at the end of a period, at least 88 components are working.

 

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