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n=10 p=0.7 x=8 P(8)=A binomial probability experiment is conducted with the given parameters. Compute the probability of X successes in the end independent trials of the experiment

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The formula to compute the binomial probability is given to be:


P(x)={{{{n\choose x}}}}p^x(1-p)^(n-x)

where


\begin{gathered} n=\text{ number of trials} \\ p=\text{ probability} \\ x=\text{ number of successes} \end{gathered}

The binomial coefficient is defined by:


{{{{{n\choose x}}}}}=(n!)/(x!(n-x)!)

The parameters provided in the question are:


\begin{gathered} n=10 \\ p=0.7 \\ x=8 \end{gathered}

Therefore, we can begin solving by calculating the binomial coefficient:


{{{n\choose x}}}=(10!)/(8!(10-8)!)=(10!)/(8!\cdot2!)=45

Hence, we can calculate the probability to be:


\begin{gathered} P(8)=45*0.7^8*(1-0.7)^(10-8) \\ P(8)=45*0.7^8*0.3^2 \\ P(8)=0.2334744405 \end{gathered}

ANSWER:

In 3 decimal places, the probability is 0.233.

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