The Probability That a Particular Brand of Smoke Alarm Will

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Multiple Choice

The probability that a particular brand of smoke alarm will function properly and sound an alarm in the presence of smoke is 0.8.You have 5 such alarms in your home and they operate independently.Which of the following distributions would you use to determine the probability that all of them will function properly in case of a fire?

• A)Binomial distribution.
• B)Poisson distribution.
• C)Normal distribution.
• D)Hypergeometric distribution.

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