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Coliform bacteria are randomly distributed in a river at an average concentration of 1 per 20cc of water. What is the variance of the number of Coliform bacteria in a sample of 40cc of water

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MrRoyal

Answer:

[tex]Var = 1.9[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]p = \frac{1}{20}[/tex]  i.e. 1 per 20cc of water

[tex]n = 40[/tex] -- sample size

Required

The variance

This is calculated using:

[tex]Var = np(1 - p)[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]Var = 40 * \frac{1}{20} * (1 - \frac{1}{20})[/tex]

[tex]Var = 40 * \frac{1}{20} * \frac{19}{20}[/tex]

[tex]Var = 2 * \frac{19}{20}[/tex]

[tex]Var = \frac{38}{20}[/tex]

[tex]Var = 1.9[/tex]

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