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Binomial ProbabilityAn airline estimates that 92% of people booked on their flights actually show up. If the airline books 75 people on a flight for which the maximum number is 73, what is the probability that the number of people who show up will exceed the capacity of the plane?

Estimate the probability of the event. Of 1049 people who came into a blood bank to give blood, 228 people had high blood pressure. Estimate the probability that the next person who comes in to give blood will have high blood pressure.

Binomial Probability If a couple plans to have three children, what is the probability that they will all three be girls?

If Z is a standard normal variable, find the probability. P(Z > 0.59)

Find the indicated probability. The incomes of trainees at a local mill are normally distributed with a mean of $1100 and a standard deviation $150. What percentage of trainees earn less than $900 a month?

Batteries of a certain type have voltages that are normally distributed with a mean of 13.9 volts and a standard deviation of 1.2 volts. If one battery is randomly selected, what is the probability that it yields less than 13.0 volts?P(x < 13.0) =

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A machine which produces a major part for an airplane engine is monitored closely. In the past, 10% of the parts produced are defective. With a 95% confidence, what is the the sample size that needs to be taken if the desired sampling error is 5% or less. Round appropriately.

Suppose X ~ N([a], [b]). What value of x has a z-score of [c]? (Round to 2 decimal places as needed.)  

The scores on a college entrance exam have an approximate normal distribution with mean, µ = 52 points and a standard deviation, σ = 11 points. Find the following using the empirical rule. About 68% of the y values lie between [a1] points and [a2] points.