A study of an ant colony over a certain area showed an average of 1 infected ant per 20,000 ants. If a particular area has 50,000 ants, find the probability of selecting exactly 7 infected ones from that area? *

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A study of an ant colony over a certain area showed an average of 1
infected ant per 20,000 ants. If a particular area has 50,000 ants, find the
probability of selecting exactly 7 infected ones from that area? *
0.0099
0.2251
0.1096
0.0998
Transcribed Image Text:A study of an ant colony over a certain area showed an average of 1 infected ant per 20,000 ants. If a particular area has 50,000 ants, find the probability of selecting exactly 7 infected ones from that area? * 0.0099 0.2251 0.1096 0.0998
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