Mr. Robert sells only burger and sandwiches.
40% of people choose burger, the rest choose sandwich.
What is the probability of selling 4 burgers to the next 7 customers?
(Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.)
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Using the general binomial probability formula,
P ( k out of n ) = k ! ( n − k ) ! n ! p k ( 1 − p ) ( n − k )
Substitute ,
p = 0 . 4
n = 7
k = 4
Now,
P ( 4 Burgers out of 7 ) = 4 ! ( 7 − 4 ) ! 7 ! ( 0 . 4 ) 4 ( 1 − 0 . 4 ) ( 7 − 4 )
= 4 ! 3 ! 7 ! ( 0 . 4 ) 4 ( 0 . 6 ) 3
= 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 × 3 × 2 × 1 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 ( 0 . 4 ) 4 ( 0 . 6 ) 3
= 3 5 × 0 . 0 2 5 6 × 0 . 2 1 6
= 0 . 1 9 3 5 3 6
= 0 . 1 9 is the answer with 2 decimal places