The Denver Post reported that a recent Audit of Los Angeles 911 calls showed tha

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The Denver Post reported that a recent Audit of Los Angeles 911 calls showed that 85% were not emergencies. Suppose the 911 operators in Los Angeles have just received four calls.

(a) What is the probability that all four calls are, in fact, emergencies? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)


(b) What is the probability that three or more calls are not emergencies? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)


(c) How many calls n would the 911 operators need to answer to be 96% (or more) sure that at least one call is, in fact, an emergency? (Enter your answer as a whole number.)
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Explanation / Answer

a) P(All four emergencies) = (1-0.85)^4 = 0.001

b) P(x>=3)

Use Excel function

1-BINOM.DIST(2,4,0.85,TRUE)

= 0.8905

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