A car salesman has a 3% chance of landing a sale with a random
customer on his lot. Suppose 10 people come on the lot today. The
following table shows a portion of the probability
distribution.
| X | P(x) |
| 0 | - |
| 1 | - |
| 2 | - |
| 3 | 0.0026 |
| 4 | 0.0001 |
| 5 | 0.0000 |
| 6 | 0.0000 |
| 7 | 0.0000 |
| 8 | 0.0000 |
| 9 | 0.0000 |
| 10 | 0.0000 |
i. Calculate the probability that he sells exactly two cars
today.
ii. Use the probability distribution to find the probability that
he sells more than two cars today.
iii. Suppose 500 people come on the lot in a year. What is the
expected number of cars he is going to sell in a year? What is the
standard deviation?
A car salesman has a 3% chance of landing a sale with a random customer on...
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