16. Some parts of California are particularly earthquakeprone. Suppose that in one such area, 30% of all

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16. Some parts of California are particularly earthquakeprone.

Suppose that in one such area, 30% of all homeowners are insured against earthquake damage.

Four homeowners are to be selected at random; let X denote the number among the four who have earthquake insurance.

a. Find the probability distribution of X. [Hint: Let S denote a homeowner who has insurance and F one who does not. Then one possible outcome is SFSS, with probability (.3)(.7)(.3)(.3) and associated X value 3. There are 15 other outcomes.]

b. Draw the corresponding probability histogram.

c. What is the most likely value for X?

d. What is the probability that at least two of the four selected have earthquake insurance?

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