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A pirate searches seven islands for buried treasure. If each island has a $\frac{1}{5}$ chance of having treasure, what is the probability that exactly 4 of the islands have treasure?

 Apr 18, 2015

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The answer is given by :

C(7,4) (1/5)^4 (4/5)^3  = 0.028672 = about 2.86%

 

 

  

 Apr 18, 2015
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Best Answer

The answer is given by :

C(7,4) (1/5)^4 (4/5)^3  = 0.028672 = about 2.86%

 

 

  

CPhill Apr 18, 2015

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