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A certain insecticide kills 60% of all insects in laboratory experiments. A sample of 7 insects is exposed to the insecticide in a particular experiment. What is the probability that exactly 5 insects will survive?

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Answer:

7.74%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let X, be the number of insects killed, the probability that exactly 5 insects will survive is the probability of killing exactly two insects.

Probability of success, P(X) = 0.6

Number of successes, X = 2 deaths

Number of trials, n = 7 insects

[tex]P(X=2) = \frac{7!}{(7-2)!2!}*0.6^2*0.4^{7-2}\\ P(X=2) = 0.0774=7.74\%[/tex]

The probability that exactly 5 insects will survive is 7.74%.

Answer:

0.2207

Step-by-step explanation:

P(insect is killed) = 0.6

P(insect survives) = 1 - 0.6 = 0.4

Sample size (n) = 11

X  Binomial (p=0.40, n=11)

[tex]P(X=x) = ^nC_{x} * p^x * (1 - p)^{n-x }[/tex]

[tex]P(X=x) = ^{11}C_{x} * 0.40^x * (1 - 0.40)^{11-x}[/tex]

[tex]P(X=x) = ^{11}C_{x} * 0.40^x * 0.60^{11-x}[/tex]

[tex]P(x = 5) = ^{11}C_{5} * 0.40^5 * 0.60^{11-5 }[/tex]

= [tex]^{11}C_{5} * 0.40^5 * 0.60^6[/tex]

= 0.2207 (4 d.p)

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