Approximate Binomial Probabilities Using the Normal Distribution
-For the Following $\mathrm { n } = 10$

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Approximate Binomial Probabilities Using the Normal Distribution
-For the following conditions, determine if it is appropriate to use the normal distribution to approximate a binomial distribution with $\mathrm { n } = 10$ and $\mathrm { p } = 0.2$ .

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