Estimate the Indicated Probability by Using the Normal Distribution as an Approximation

question 178

Multiple Choice

Estimate the indicated probability by using the normal distribution as an approximation to the binomial distribution.
-With $\mathrm { n } = 20 \text { and } \mathrm { p } = 0.60 \text {, estimate } \mathrm { P } ( \text { fewer than } 8 \text { ) . }$

• A) 0.4953
• B) 0.4332
• C) 0.0668
• D) 0.0202

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