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2. What is the probability of selling between and including one and four silver cars? Interpret this probability in context.

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Answer:

0.72868

Problem Statement:

23% of the cars a certain automaker manufactures are silver. Below is the probability distribution for the number of

silver cars sold by a car dealer in the next five car sales.

No. of Silver Cars 0 1 2 3 4 5

Probability 0.27068 0.40426 0.24151 0.07214 0.01077 0.00064

Explanation:

To find the probability that the dealer sells between one and four silver cars, we need to add the probabilities of him selling 1,2,3 or 4 cars.

Probability that the dealer sells between and including one and four silver cars= 0.27068+ 0.40426 + 0.24151 + 0.07214 =0.72868

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