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According to a candy​ company, packages of a certain candy contain 24​% orange candies. Find the approximate probability that the random sample of 200 candies will contain 26​% or more orange candies.

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Final answer:

To find the approximate probability that the random sample of 200 candies will contain 26% or more orange candies, we can use the binomial distribution.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the approximate probability that the random sample of 200 candies will contain 26% or more orange candies, we need to use the binomial distribution.

The probability of selecting an orange candy is 24%. Let's define success as selecting an orange candy.

Using the binomial distribution formula, we can calculate the probability:

P(X ≥ k) = 1 - P(X < k)

where X is the random variable representing the number of orange candies in the sample, and k is the number of orange candies we want to have (26% of 200 is 52).

First, let's calculate P(X < 52). We can use a binomial probability table, or a binomial calculator to find this value. Once we have P(X < 52), we can find P(X ≥ 52) by subtracting it from 1.

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