Airlines Often Sell More Tickets for a Flight Than There

question 97

Multiple Choice

Airlines often sell more tickets for a flight than there are seats because some ticket holders do not show up for the flight. Assume that an airplane has 100 seats for passengers and that the probability That a person holding a ticket appears for the flight is 0.94. If the airline sells 106 tickets, what is the
Probability that everyone who appears for the flight will get a seat?

• A) 0.5080
• B) 0.5557
• C) 0.5319
• D) 0.6368

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