
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author: Sheldon Ross
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If x is a binomial random variable, compute P(x) for each of the following cases:
(a) P(x\leq 6) , n = 8 , p = 0.6
(b) P(x> 2) , n = 3 , p = 0.7
(c) P(x< 3) , n = 7 , p = 0.7
(d) P(x\geq 2) , n = 4 , p = 0.8
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