A researcher determines that the probability of missing class among students at a local school is p =.16. Assuming that the school has 300 students enrolled, how many students can we expect to miss class on a given day? Hint: This is a binomial probability distribution.

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Brynlee Schultz

28 August, 07:52

A researcher determines that the probability of missing class among students at a local school is p =.16. Assuming that the school has 300 students enrolled, how many students can we expect to miss class on a given day? Hint: This is a binomial probability distribution.

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Shea Schultz · Answer 1

Answer: 48 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability of missing class = 0.16

Total number of students = 300

Expected number of students to miss class will be probability of missing class multiplied by total number of students.

= 0.16 * 300

= 48

The total number of students expected to miss class are 48 students.