Question: For the following situations, identify whether or not X has a binomial distribution. If it does, give n and p; if not, explain why. (a)

For the following situations, identify whether or not X has a binomial distribution. If it does, give n and p; if not, explain why.
(a) Every day Amy goes out for lunch there is a 25% chance she will choose pizza. Let X be the number of times she chose pizza last week.
(b) Brenda plays basketball, and there is a 60% she makes a free throw. Let X be the number of successful baskets she makes in a game.
(c) A bowl contains 100 red candies and 150 blue candies. Carl reaches and takes out a sample of 10 candies. Let X be the number of red candies in his sample.
(d) Evan is reading a 600-page book. On even-numbered pages, there is a 1% chance of a typo. On odd-numbered pages, there is a 2% chance of a typo. Let X be the number of typos in the book.
(e) Fran is reading a 600-page book. The number of typos on each page has a Bernoulli distribution with p = 0.01. Let X be the number of typos in the book.

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