Twenty Percent of the Applications Received for a Particular Position

question 53

Essay

Twenty percent of the applications received for a particular position are rejected. What is the probability that among the next fourteen applications,
a.none will be rejected?
b.all will be rejected?
c.less than 2 will be rejected?
d.more than four will be rejected?
e.Determine the expected number of rejected applications and its variance.

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Definitions:

Trivial

Of little importance or significance.

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