The Owner of a Small Convenience Store Is Trying to Decide

question 20

Short Answer

The owner of a small convenience store is trying to decide whether to discontinue selling magazines. He suspects that only 5% of the customers buy a magazine and thinks that he might be able to use the display space to sell something more profitable. Before making a final decision he decides that for one day he'll keep track of the number of customers and whether or not they buy a magazine.
-What is the probability that at least 5 of his first 50 customers buy magazines?

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Definitions:

Factors Of Production

The inputs or resources that are used in the production of goods and services, traditionally categorized as land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.

Input

The resources, materials, or data put into a system, process, or machine to obtain a desired output.

Output

The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry.

Function

A mathematical relation in which each element of a domain is associated with exactly one element of a range.