MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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**Theft Cases and Drug-Related Probabilities**

In a certain city district, the need for money to buy drugs is stated as the reason for 73% of all thefts. Let's find the probability that among the next 5 theft cases reported in this district:

(a) **Find the probability that among the next 5 theft cases reported in this district, exactly 2 resulted from the need for money to buy drugs.**

\[ P(X = 2) = \] [Input box for numeric answer]
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)

(b) **Find the probability that among the next 5 theft cases reported in this district, at most 3 resulted from the need to buy drugs.**

\[ P(X \leq 3) = \] [Input box for numeric answer]
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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Transcribed Image Text:**Theft Cases and Drug-Related Probabilities** In a certain city district, the need for money to buy drugs is stated as the reason for 73% of all thefts. Let's find the probability that among the next 5 theft cases reported in this district: (a) **Find the probability that among the next 5 theft cases reported in this district, exactly 2 resulted from the need for money to buy drugs.** \[ P(X = 2) = \] [Input box for numeric answer] (Round to three decimal places as needed.) (b) **Find the probability that among the next 5 theft cases reported in this district, at most 3 resulted from the need to buy drugs.** \[ P(X \leq 3) = \] [Input box for numeric answer] (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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