and how to solve:
“A history lecture hall class has 15 students. There is a 15% absentee rate per class meeting. Find the probability that exactly one student will be absent from class.”
I already know that:
n = 15
p = 15%
q = 1 - 15 = 1 - 0.15 = 0.85
...and then you do: p (x = 1) = C 15 & 1 and then...
(0.15)^1 (0.85)^14
Please help me understand the rest. Thank you!
is Imagine that in the voting for a certain award, 7 points are awarded for first place, 4 points for second, 3 points for third, 2 points for fourth, and 1 point for fifth. Suppose there were five candidates (A, B, C, D, and E) and 47 voters. When the points were tallied, A had 155 points, B had 173 points, C had 170 points, and D had 154 points. Find how many points E had and give the ranking of the candidates. (Hint: Each of the 47 ballots hands out a fixed number of points. Figure out how many, and take it from there.)