Consider the following binomial experiment.  The probability that a green jelly bean is chosen at random from a large package of jelly beans is 1/4.  If Sally chooses 12 jelly beans, what is the probability that at most two will be green jelly beans? A) 0.3907 B) 0.5000 C) 0.4137 D) 0.6093 E) 0.6500

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Consider the following binomial experiment.  The probability that a green jelly bean is chosen at random from a large package of jelly beans is 1/4.  If Sally chooses 12 jelly beans, what is the probability that at most two will be green jelly beans?

A) 0.3907

B) 0.5000

C) 0.4137

D) 0.6093

E) 0.6500

 

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