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![**Problem 20: Probability with Binomial Distribution**
A shipment of 100 tires from the Apex Tire Corporation is known to contain 20 defective tires. Five tires are selected at random, and each tire is replaced before the next tire is selected. What is the probability of getting 2 defective tires? [Do not solve]
**Treating this as a binomial distribution, in this problem what is the value of:**
- \( n \) ________
- \( x \) ________
- \( p \) ________
- \( q \) ________](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/e4299fda-4eca-4f5e-9eb2-cd6160b169dc/dc48523f-f524-4cce-8946-1804a087e66e/w34xbho_processed.jpeg)
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem 20: Probability with Binomial Distribution**
A shipment of 100 tires from the Apex Tire Corporation is known to contain 20 defective tires. Five tires are selected at random, and each tire is replaced before the next tire is selected. What is the probability of getting 2 defective tires? [Do not solve]
**Treating this as a binomial distribution, in this problem what is the value of:**
- \( n \) ________
- \( x \) ________
- \( p \) ________
- \( q \) ________
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