A small college has 800 students, 10 percent of which are left-handed. Suppose we randomly select 4 students. Let X be the number of left-handed students in the sample. What is the probability that exactly 2 of the 4 students are left-handed? P(X = 2) =
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Since 10 percent of the 800 students are left-handed, you multiply 800 by 0.10. This gives you 80 left-handed students. Show more…
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