Question

It is known that 10% of adults can pass a fitness test. what notation would be used to describe a count of the number of adults who pass this fitness test when 50 adults are sampled?

a. x ~ b(.01, 50)
b. x ~ b(50, .1)
c. x ~ b(50, .01)
d. x ~ b(.1, 50)

Answer 1

b.

Explanation:

10% = .1 as a decimal fraction.

For a total of 50 the notation is

x ~ b(50, .1)