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According to a health publication, 17.3% of persons under the age of 65 have no health insurance coverage. Suppose that four persons under the age of 65 are randomly selected.
a. Determine the probability distribution for the number, X, who have no health insurance coverage.
b. Determine and interpret the mean of X.
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