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60% of people who purchase sports cars are men. If
10 sports car owners are randomly selected, find
the probability that exactly 7 are men.


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The probability that exactly 7 are men out of 10 sports car owners who are randomly selected is 0.215 given that 60% of people who purchase sports cars are men. This can be obtained by using binomial distribution formula.

Calculate the required probability:

This question can be solved using binomial distribution formula.

The formula for binomial distribution is the following,

P(X) = ⁿCₓ pˣ qⁿ⁻ˣ

where,

n = number of trials(or the number being sampled)

x = number of success desired

p = probability of getting a success in one trial

q = 1 - p = probability of getting a failure in one trial

Here in the question it is given that,

60% of people who purchase sports cars are men

This statements clearly means that probability of men purchase sports cars is 60%.

⇒ P(men purchasers) = p = 60% = 0.6

From this we can find the probability of women who purchase sports cars,

⇒ P(women purchasers) = q = 1 - p = 1 - 0.6 = 0.4

So we can find the probability that exactly 7 are men out of 10 sports car owners who are randomly selected

It is a binomial case with n = 10

By using the  formula for binomial distribution we get,

P(X = 7) = ¹⁰C₇ × 0.6⁷ × 0.4³

P(X = 7) = 120 × 0.0279936 × 0.064

P(X = 7) = 0.21499

P(X = 7) = 0.215

Hence the probability that exactly 7 are men out of 10 sports car owners who are randomly selected is 0.215 given that 60% of people who purchase sports cars are men.

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