Find the probability of exactly 8 Asian-Americans among 12 jurors

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Assume that 12 jurors are randomly selected from a population in which 71% of the people are Asian-Americans. Refer to the probability distribution table below and find the indicated probabilities.

x� P(x)�(�)
0 0+
1 0+
2 0.0001
3 0.0011
4 0.0063
5 0.0246
6 0.0704
7 0.1477
8 0.2261
9 0.246
10 0.1807
11 0.0804
12 0.0164



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