Inv. 5.1.1 Practice Problems
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9 questions
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Determining probabilities in binomial situations

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What is the probability that all of the children are born with CF? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
What is the probability that all of the children are born with CF? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
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What is the probability that none of the children are born with CF? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
What is the probability that none of the children are born with CF? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
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What is the probability that at least one of the children is born with CF? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
What is the probability that at least one of the children is born with CF? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
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What is the probability that the oldest child is born with CF, but the others are not? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
What is the probability that the oldest child is born with CF, but the others are not? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
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Suppose a father and a mother are picked at random. What is the probability that they both are symptomless carriers of CF? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
Suppose a father and a mother are picked at random. What is the probability that they both are symptomless carriers of CF? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.

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What is the probability that all of them speak a language other than English at home? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
What is the probability that all of them speak a language other than English at home? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
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What is the probability that none of them speak a language other than English at home? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
What is the probability that none of them speak a language other than English at home? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
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What is the probability that at least one of them speaks a language other than English at home? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
What is the probability that at least one of them speaks a language other than English at home? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
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What is the probability that the first two people you pick speak a language other than English at home, but the last four speak English? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.
What is the probability that the first two people you pick speak a language other than English at home, but the last four speak English? Include your calculations leading up to your final answer.