Respuesta :
Answer:
34.87% probability that all 5 have a wireless device
Step-by-step explanation:
For each student, there are only two possible outcomes. Either they own a wireless device, or they do not. The probability of a student owning a wireless device is independent from other students. So we use the binomial probability distribution to solve this question.
Binomial probability distribution
The binomial probability is the probability of exactly x successes on n repeated trials, and X can only have two outcomes.
[tex]P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}[/tex]
In which [tex]C_{n,x}[/tex] is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.
[tex]C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}[/tex]
And p is the probability of X happening.
81% of students own a wireless device.
This means that [tex]p = 0.81[/tex]
If 5 students are selected at random, what is the probability that all 5 have a wireless device?
This is P(X = 5) when n = 5. So
[tex]P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}[/tex]
[tex]P(X = 5) = C_{5,5}.(0.81)^{5}.(0.19)^{0} = 0.3487[/tex]
34.87% probability that all 5 have a wireless device
