4 students apply to a PhD program.  The program accepts 45% of all applicants.  Students are accepted and rejected independently of each other.  Let the random variable X represent the number of the 4 students who get accepted into the PhD Program.   What is the probability that 2 students are accepted to the program if it is known that more than 1 will be accepted? (round your answer to 4 decimal places)  (Hint: Binomial distribution with P=45% and n=4, and conditional probability)

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4 students apply to a PhD program.  The program accepts 45% of all applicants.  Students are accepted and rejected independently of each other.  Let the random variable X represent the number of the 4 students who get accepted into the PhD Program.

 

What is the probability that 2 students are accepted to the program if it is known that more than 1 will be accepted? (round your answer to 4 decimal places)  (Hint: Binomial distribution with P=45% and n=4, and conditional probability)

 

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