p=0.8q=1−p=1−0.8=0.2
If 9 of these customers are randomly selected, then the probability that all of them are women is
n=9P(X=x)=x!(n−x)!n!×px×(q)n−xP(X=9)=9!(9−9)!9!×0.89×(0.2)9−9=1×0.134217×1=0.134217=13.4217%
If 10 of these customers are randomly selected, then the probability that there are at least 7 women is
n=10P(X≥7)=P(X=7)+P(X=8)+P(X=9)+P(X=10)P(X=7)=7!(10−7)!10!×0.87×(0.2)10−7=120×0.2097×0.008=0.201312P(X=8)=8!(10−8)!10!×0.88×(0.2)10−8=45×0.1677×0.04=0.30186P(X=9)=9!(10−9)!10!×0.89×(0.2)10−9=10×0.134217×0.2=0.268434P(X=10)=10!(10−10)!10!×0.810×(0.2)10−10=1×0.1073741×1=0.1073741P(X≥7)=0.201312+0.30186+0.268434+0.1073741=0.878980=87.8980%
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