Because not all airline passengers show up for their reserved seat, an airline sells 140 tickets for
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Because not all airline passengers show up for their reserved seat, an airline sells 140 tickets for a flight that holds only 130 passengers. The probability that a passenger does not show up is 0.08, and the passengers behave independently.
(a) What is the probability that the flight cannot accommodate all passengers who show up?
(b) What is the probability that the flight departs with 15 or more empty seats?
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Probability and Statistics
ISBN: 978-0321500465
4th edition
Authors: Morris H. DeGroot, Mark J. Schervish
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