Eighty two percent of us children are covered by some type of health insurance. If 4 children are selected at a random town what is the probability that at least one of the 4 children is covered
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The probability that a child is not covered by health insurance is 1 - 0.82 = 0.18. Since the children are selected randomly, the probability that none of the 4 children are covered is (0.18)^4 = 0.0065. Show more…
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