In testing a certain kind or truck tire over rugged terrain, it is found that 40% of the trucks fail to complete the test run without a blowout. (a) Of the next 12 trucks tested, how many of them would you expect to have blowouts? (b) What is the variance of the number of blowouts experienced by the 12 trucks? What does that mean?

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In testing a certain kind or truck tire over rugged terrain, it is found that 40% of the trucks fail to complete the test run without a blowout.
(a) Of the next 12 trucks tested, how many of them would you expect to have blowouts?
(b) What is the variance of the number of blowouts experienced by the 12 trucks? What does that mean?
Transcribed Image Text:In testing a certain kind or truck tire over rugged terrain, it is found that 40% of the trucks fail to complete the test run without a blowout. (a) Of the next 12 trucks tested, how many of them would you expect to have blowouts? (b) What is the variance of the number of blowouts experienced by the 12 trucks? What does that mean?
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