The Failure Rate in a German Class Is 30

question 113

Essay

The failure rate in a German class is 30%. In a class of 50 students, find the probability that exactly five studentswill fail. Use the normal distribution to approximate the binomial distribution. Round the standard deviation tothree decimal places to work the problem.

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