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The brand name of a certain chain of coffee shops has a 54% recognition rate in the town of Coffleton. An executive from the company wants to verify the recognition rate as the company is interested in opening a coffee shop in the town. He selects a random sample of 10 Coffleton residents. Find the probability that exactly 4 of the 10 Coffleton residents recognize the brand name.

a. 0.140
b. 0.106
c. 0.000667
d. 0.0604

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Final answer:

Using the binomial probability formula, the probability that exactly 4 out of the 10 residents recognize the brand name is approximately 0.0604. So the correct option is d.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability that exactly 4 out of the 10 Coffleton residents recognize the brand name, when the recognition rate is 54%, we can use the binomial probability formula:

P(X = k) = C(n, k) * p^k * (1 - p)^(n - k)

Where:

  • P(X = k) is the probability of k successes in n trials
  • C(n, k) is the binomial coefficient (combinations of n items taken k at a time)
  • p is the probability of success on a single trial
  • n is the number of trials
  • k is the number of successes

Plugging the values into the formula we get:

P(X = 4) = C(10, 4) * 0.54^4 * (1 - 0.54)^(10 - 4)

P(X = 4) = (10! / (4!(10 - 4)!)) * 0.54^4 * 0.46^6

P(X = 4) = 210 * 0.54^4 * 0.46^6

P(X = 4) ≈ 0.0604

Therefore, the probability that exactly 4 of the 10 residents recognize the brand name is approximately 0.0604, which corresponds to option d.

User Woppi
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Answer:

the answer is not in the option, 0.169

Step-by-step explanation:

The brand name of a certain chain of coffee shops has a 54% recognition rate in the town of Coffleton. An executive from the company wants to verify the recognition rate as the company is interested in opening a coffee shop in the town. He selects a random sample of 10 Coffleton residents. Find the probability that exactly 4 of the 10 Coffleton residents recognize the brand name.

a. 0.140

b. 0.106

c. 0.000667

d. 0.0604

probability is likelihood of an event to occur. probability that an event will occur is usually less than 1


C^(n)_(r) } *P^(r) Q^(n-r)

is the formula to use

P=.54

Q=.46

n=10

r=4


C^(10)_(4) } *P^(4) Q^(10-4)

210*0.54^4*0.46^6

0.169

User Siong Thye Goh
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