Question

Air-USA has a policy of booking as many as 18 persons on an airplane that can seat only 17. (Past studies have revealed that only 82% of the booked passengers actually arrive for the flight.) Find the probability that if Air-USA books 18 persons, not enough seats will be available. Round your answer to four decimal places.

Answer 1

The required probability is 0.0281

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Air-USA has a policy of booking as many as 18 persons on an airplane that can seat only 17.

Studies have revealed that only 82% of the booked passengers actually arrive for the flight.

Therefore, the probability of a person arrive is 0.82

Find the probability that t if Air-USA books 18 persons, not enough seats will be available.

Probability that 18 persons arrive =
`(0.82)^(18)=0.0281`

Hence, the required probability is 0.0281