In a Large Metropolitan Area, the Top Providers for Television

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Short Answer

In a large metropolitan area, the top providers for television and Internet services are a phone company, a satellite company, and a cable company. The satellite company serves 43% of the homes in the area. What is the probability that in a survey of 1,000 homes, more than 447 of them are served by the satellite company?

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Definitions:

Retina

The sensory membrane that lines the inner surface of the back of the eyeball; contains cells that convert light into neural signals.

Visual Accommodation

The change in the thickness of the lens as the eye focuses on objects that are far away or close.

Lens

In psychology, often referred to metaphorically to describe the way individuals view the world based on their thoughts and experiences.

Photoreceptor Cells

Specialized cells in the retina of the eye responsible for converting light into signals that can be processed by the brain to create visual images.