Question

. Suppose you randomly choose 10 dentists and ask whether they recommend Colgate toothpaste. What is the probability that exactly 8 dentists in your sample recommend Colgate toothpaste

Answer 1

Explanation:

The probability that a dentist recommend Colgate is;

P = 1/2 = 0.5

The probability that a dentist doesn't recommend Colgate is;

P' = 1 - P = 1 -0.5 = 0.5

Of 10 sample dentists, the probability that exactly 8 dentists recommend Colgate toothpaste is;

8 will recommend and two will not recommend it.

P(X) = P^8 × P'^2

P(X) = (0.5)^8 × (0.5)^2

P(X) = 0.0039 x 0.25

P(X) = 0.00098 = 0.098%