An airline finds that 5% of the people making reservations on a certain flight will not show up for a flight. If the airline sells 160 tickets for a flight that has only 155 seats, what is the probability that a seat will be available for every person holding a reservation who shows up for the flight?
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We know that 5% of the people making reservations will not show up for the flight. So, we can calculate the expected number of people who will not show up: 0.05 * 160 = 8 people. Show more…
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