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Suppose that the probability that a passenger will miss a flight is 

0.09940.0994. 

Airlines do not like flights with empty​ seats, but it is also not desirable to have overbooked flights because passengers must be​ "bumped" from the flight. Suppose that an airplane has a seating capacity of 

5858 

passengers.

​(a) If 

6060 

tickets are​ sold, what is the probability that 

5959 

or 

6060 

passengers show up for the flight resulting in an overbooked​ flight?

​(b) Suppose that 

6464 

tickets are sold. What is the probability that a passenger will have to be​ "bumped"?

​(c) For a plane with seating capacity of 

220220 

​passengers, what is the largest number of tickets that can be sold to keep the probability of a passenger being​ "bumped" below 

11​%?

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​(a) The probability of an overbooked flight is 

enter your response here.

​(Round to four decimal places as​ needed.)

### (a) Probability of Overbooking with 60 Tickets Sold

We are tasked with finding the probability that 59 or 60 passengers show up for a flight with 58 seats, i.e., an overbooked flight, when 60 tickets are sold, and the probability that a passenger misses the flight is 0.0994.

This can be modeled using a **binomial distribution** where:

- \( n = 60 \) (number of tickets sold),
- \( p = 0.9006 \) (probability that a passenger shows up, which is \( 1 - 0.0994 \)),
- The probability we need is \( P(X \geq 59) \), where \( X \) is the number of passengers who show up.

#### Steps:

1. **Find \( P(X = 59) \)** (probability that exactly 59 passengers show up):
   \[
   P(X = 59) = \binom{60}{59} p^{59} (1-p)^{1}
   \]
2. **Find \( P(X = 60) \)** (probability that exactly 60 passengers show up):
   \[
   P(X = 60) = \binom{60}{60} p^{60} (1-p)^{0}
   \]
3. **Sum these two probabilities** to find \( P(X \geq 59) \).

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### (b) Probability of Overbooking with 64 Tickets Sold

Similarly, for 64 tickets sold and a seating capacity of 58, the probability of a passenger being bumped corresponds to:

- \( n = 64 \) (number of tickets sold),
- \( p = 0.9006 \) (probability a passenger shows up),
- We need to find \( P(X \geq 59) \) where \( X \) is the number of passengers showing up.

This requires finding the cumulative probability for 59 or more passengers showing up, just like in part (a), but now with 64 tickets sold.

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### (c) Largest Number of Tickets for a 220-Seater Plane

Here, we want to find the largest number of tickets that can be sold such that the probability of overbooking (i.e., having more than 220 passengers show up) is below 11%.

- The seating capacity is \( n = 220 \).
- Let \( T \) be the largest number of tickets sold.
- The condition is \( P(X > 220) < 0.11 \), where \( X \) is the number of passengers who show up.

To solve this, we find the smallest \( T \) such that \( P(X \leq 220) \geq 0.89 \) using the binomial distribution. This involves trial and error with the binomial cumulative distribution function (CDF).

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To solve (a) and (b) precisely, the calculations involve binomial probabilities, which can be done using a calculator or software like Excel, R, or Python. Would you like me to calculate these probabilities for you using detailed steps, or do you have access to software for this?

Also, let me know if you'd like to see how to approach the third part in more detail!

Suppose that the probability that a passenger will miss a flight is 0.0994. Airlines do not like flights with empty seats, but it is also not desirable to have overbooked flights because passengers must be 'bumped' from the flight. Suppose that an airplane has a seating capacity of 58 passengers.

(a) If 60 tickets are sold, what is the probability that 59 or 60 passengers show up for the flight, resulting in an overbooked flight?

(b) Suppose that 64 tickets are sold. What is the probability that a passenger will have to be 'bumped'?

(c) For a plane with seating capacity of 220 passengers, what is the largest number of tickets that can be sold to keep the probability of a passenger being 'bumped' below 11%?

Explore how to calculate the probability of overbooking for flights using binomial distribution. Includes scenarios where 60 and 64 tickets are sold for flights with seating capacities of 58, and the largest number of tickets that can be sold for a 220-seater plane to keep the probability of bumping a passenger below 11%.

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