Question

A poll reported that 66 percent of adults were satisfied woth the job the major airlines were doing. Suppose 25 adults are selected at random and the number who are satisfied is recorded.

1. Explain why this is a binomial experiment.
A. This is a binomial experiment because there are three mutually exclusive outcomes for each​ trial, there is a fixed number of ​trials, the outcome of one trial does not affect the outcome of​ another, and the probability of success is the same for each trial.
B. This is a binomial experiment because there are two mutually exclusive outcomes for each​ trial, there is a random number of​ trials, the outcome of one trial does not affect the outcome of ​another, and the probability of success is the same for each trial.
C. This is a binomial experiment because there are two mutually exclusive outcomes for each​ trial, there is a fixed number of​ trials, the outcome of one trial does not affect the outcome of​ another, and the probability of success changes in each trial.
D. This is a binomial experiment because there are two mutually exclusive outcomes for each​ trial, there is a fixed number of ​trials, the outcome of one trial does not affect the outcome of ​another, and the probability of success is the same for each trial.
2) Find and interpret the probability that exactly 15 of them are satisfied with the airlines.

Answer 1

A)Option D

B)P(X = 15) = 0.1325

Explanation:

A) From the question, the information given follows binomial distribution because there are two mutually exclusive outcomes for each​ trial, there is a fixed number of trials. The outcome of one trial does not affect the outcome of ​another, and the probability of success is the same for each trial.

So option D is correct.

B) From the question, we are told that the poll reported that 66 percent of adults were satisfied with the job. Thus, probability is; p = 0.66

Let X be the number of adults satisfied with the job. Since 25 are selected,

Thus;

P(X = 15) = C(25, 15) * (0.66)^(15) * (1 - 0.66)^(25 - 15)

P(X = 15) = 3268760 × 0.00196407937 × 0.00002064378

P(X = 15) = 0.1325