Solve the Problem. -Airlines Often Overbook Flights Because a Small Percentage of Passengers

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Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Airlines often overbook flights because a small percentage of passengers do not show up (perhaps due to missed connections) . Past history indicates that for a certain route, the probability that an
Individual passenger will not show up is 0.03. Suppose that 66 people bought tickets for a flight that
Has 65 seats. Determine the probability that there will not be enough seats. Round to 4 decimal
Places.

• A) 0.1339
• B) 0.1795
• C) 0.1741
• D) 0.1381

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