8.35 A large construction firm has won 60% of the jobs for which it has bid. Suppose...

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8.35 A large construction firm has won 60% of the jobs for which it has bid. Suppose this firm bids on 25 jobs next month.

a Approximate the probability that it will win at least 20 of these.

b Find the exact binomial probability that it will win at least 20 of these. Compare this probability to your answer in part (a).

c What assumptions are necessary for your answers in parts

(a) and

(b) to be valid?

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Probability And Statistics For Engineers

ISBN: 9781133006909

5th Edition

Authors: Richard L Scheaffer, Madhuri Mulekar, James T McClave, Cecie Starr

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