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Statistics question on combinations?

Assume that 13% of people are left-handed, and suppose that we select 20 people at random. Find the probability that...

a) the first lefty is the first person chosen

b) There are exactly 5 lefties in a group

c) the first lefty is the second or third person chosen

d) there are at least 3 lefties in the group

e) we must test at least 3 poeple in order to find the first lefty

These have to do with geometric vs. binomial distributions, and I'm lost...

Thanks.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    a/

    0.13

    b/

    C(20,5) (0.13)^5 (0.87)^15

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