In a recent survey, 60% of the community favored building a health center in their neighborhood. If 14 citizens are chosen, find the probability that exactly 5 of them favor the building of the health center.

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Answer:

Probability that exactly 5 of them favor the building of the health center is 0.0408.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that in a recent survey, 60% of the community favored building a health center in their neighborhood.

Also, 14 citizens are chosen.

The above situation can be represented through Binomial distribution;

[tex]P(X=r) = \binom{n}{r}p^{r} (1-p)^{n-r} ; x = 0,1,2,3,.....[/tex]

where, n = number of trials (samples) taken = 14 citizens

         r = number of success = exactly 5

        p = probability of success which in our question is % of the community

              favored building a health center in their neighborhood, i.e; 60%

LET X = Number of citizens who favored building of the health center.

So, it means X ~ [tex]Binom(n=14, p=0.60)[/tex]

Now, Probability that exactly 5 of them favor the building of the health center is given by = P(X = 5)

        P(X = 5) = [tex]\binom{14}{5} \times 0.60^{5} \times (1-0.60)^{14-5}[/tex]

                      = [tex]2002 \times 0.60^{5} \times 0.40^{9}[/tex]

                      = 0.0408

Therefore, Probability that exactly 5 of them favor the building of the health center is 0.0408.

The probability that exactly 5 of the citizens favor the building of the health center is;

P(X = 5) = 0.0408

This question is a binomial probability distribution question that takes the formula;

P(X = x) = ⁿCₓ * pˣ * q⁽ⁿ ⁻ ˣ⁾

Where;

p = chance of success

q = chance of failure

n = number of trials

We are given;

p = 60% = 0.6

q = 1 - 0.6 = 0.4

n = 14

Thus, probability that exactly 5 of them favor the building of the health center is;

P(X = 5) = ¹⁴C₅ × 0.6⁵ × 0.4⁽¹⁴ ⁻ ⁵⁾

P(X = 5) = 2002 × 0.6⁵ × 0.4⁹

P(X = 5) = 0.0408

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