Sixty Percent of the Customers of a Fast Food Chain

question 74

Multiple Choice

Sixty percent of the customers of a fast food chain order a hamburger, french fries and a drink. If a random sample of 15 cash register receipts is selected, what is the probability that 10 will show that the above three food items were ordered?

• A) .1859
• B) 0.7827
• C) 0.2066
• D) 0.2173
• E) 0.4032

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