Priya's cat is pregnant with a litter of 5 kittens. Each kitten had a 30% chance of being chocolate brown. Estimate the probability that exactly 2 kittens will be chocolate brown.

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Answer:

So, the probability is P=0.3087.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that Priya's cat is pregnant with a litter of 5 kittens, so n=5.

Each kitten had a 30% chance of being chocolate brown.  

We get that p=0.3 and q=1-0.3=0.7.

We calculate the probability that exactly 2 kittens will be chocolate brown, so k=2.

We use the formula:

[tex]\boxed{P(X=k)=C_k^n\cdot p^k\cdot q^{n-k}}[/tex]

we get

[tex]P(X=2)=C_2^5\cdot 0.3^2\cdot 0.7^3\\\\P(X=2)=\frac{5!}{2!(5-2)!}\cdot 0.03087\\\\P(X=2)=10\cdot 0.03087\\\\P(X=2)=0.3087\\[/tex]

So, the probability is P=0.3087.

The probability that exactly 2 kittens will be chocolate brown is 0.3087 and this can be determined by the given data.

Given :

  • Priya's cat is pregnant with a litter of 5 kittens.
  • Each kitten had a 30% chance of being chocolate brown.

The following steps can be used in order to determine the probability that exactly 2 kittens will be chocolate brown:

Step 1 - The formula of probability that can be used is given below:

[tex]\rm P(X=k) = \; ^nC_k \times p^k \times (1-p)^{n-k}[/tex]

Step 2 - According to the given data, the value of k is 2 and the value of p is 0.3.

Step 3 - Now, substitute the values of the known terms in the above expression in order to determine the probability that exactly 2 kittens will be chocolate brown.

[tex]\rm P(X=2) = \; ^5C_2 \times (0.3)^2 \times (1-0.3)^{5-2}[/tex]

[tex]\rm P(X=2) = \; ^5C_2 \times (0.3)^2 \times (0.7)^{3}[/tex]

Step 4 - Simplify the above expression.

P(X = 2) = 0.3087

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