The Hiking Club plans to go camping in a State park where the probability of rain on any given day is 11%. What is the probability that it will rain on at most one of the six days they are there? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.Answer:
Q. The Hiking Club plans to go camping in a State park where the probability of rain on any given day is 11%. What is the probability that it will rain on at most one of the six days they are there? Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.Answer:
Use Binomial Probability Formula: Use the binomial probability formula: P(X≤k)=Σ(C(n,i)⋅(p)i⋅(1−p)(n−i)) for i from 0 to k. Identify the values of n, k, and p. n=6 (the number of days they are there) k=1 (at most one day of rain) p=0.11 (the probability of rain on any given day)
Identify Values of n,k,p: Calculate the probability of no rain on any of the six days using the binomial probability formula.P(X=0)=C(6,0)⋅(p)0⋅(1−p)(6−0)Substitute n=6, k=0 and p=0.11 into the formula.P(X=0)=C(6,0)⋅(0.11)0⋅(1−0.11)6
Calculate Probability of No Rain: Calculate the value of C(6,0). C(6,0)=0!(6−0)!6!C(6,0)=1 (since n!n! is always 1 and 0! is 1)
Calculate Value of C(6,0): Solve (0.11)0 and (1−0.11)6. (0.11)0=1 (any number to the power of 0 is 1) (1−0.11)6=(0.89)6 (0.89)6≈0.558405
Solve (0.11)0 and (1−0.11)6: Calculate P(X=0) using the values obtained.P(X=0)=1×1×0.558405P(X=0)≈0.558405
Calculate P(X=0): Calculate the probability of exactly one day of rain using the binomial probability formula.P(X=1)=C(6,1)⋅(p)1⋅(1−p)(6−1)Substitute n=6, k=1 and p=0.11 into the formula.P(X=1)=C(6,1)⋅(0.11)1⋅(1−0.11)5
Calculate Probability of Exactly One Day of Rain: Calculate the value of C(6,1). C(6,1)=1!(6−1)!6!C(6,1)=16 (since 5! cancels out from the numerator and denominator)C(6,1)=6
Calculate Value of C(6,1): Solve (0.11)1 and (1−0.11)(5).$0.11^1 = 0.11\)$1−0.11^{(5)} = 0.89^5\)\(0.89^5 \approx 0.558405 \times 0.89 \approx 0.49680045\)
Solve (0.11)1 and (1−0.11)5: Calculate P(X=1) using the values obtained.P(X=1)=6×0.11×0.49680045P(X=1)≈0.328368297
Calculate P(X=1): Calculate the total probability of it raining on at most one day by adding P(X=0) and P(X=1). P(X≤1)=P(X=0)+P(X=1) P(X≤1)≈0.558405+0.328368297 P(X≤1)≈0.886773297
Calculate Total Probability: Round the answer to the nearest thousandth.P(X≤1)≈0.887
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