Question

(04.02 MC)

Researchers claim that 10% of people are left handed. Suppose the researchers' claim is true. Mr. Thomas has an Algebra class with
25 students. What is the probability that exactly 4 of them are left handed?
0
0.1384
0.1023
0.0729
0.9020

Answer 1

0.1384

Explanation:

Using binomial probability:

P = nCr p^r q^(n-r)

where n is the number of trials,

r is the number of successes,

p is the probability of success,

and q is the probability of failure (1-p).

Given n = 25, r = 4, p = 0.10, and q = 0.90:

P = ₂₅C₄ (0.10)⁴ (0.90)²⁵⁻⁴

P = 12650 (0.10)⁴ (0.90)²¹

P = 0.1384