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consider the following binomial experiment: a company owns 14 copiers. the probability that on a given day any one copier will break down is 3/25. find the mean number of copiers that will break down on any given day.

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Final answer:

The mean number of copiers that will break down on any given day is 1.68.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the mean number of copiers that will break down on any given day, we can use the formula µ = np, where µ is the mean, n is the number of trials, and p is the probability of success.

In this case, the number of trials is 14 (as there are 14 copiers) and the probability of success is 3/25 (as the probability that any one copier will break down is 3/25).

So, the mean number of copiers that will break down on any given day is (14)(3/25) = 42/25, which can be simplified to 1.68.

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