Math Problem Statement
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Part 1
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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Part 1
(a) The probability of an overbooked flight is
enter your response here.
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Solution
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Binomial Distribution
Cumulative Probability
Formulas
P(X = k) = (n choose k) * p^k * (1-p)^(n-k) (Binomial Probability Formula)
Cumulative Probability P(X ≥ k) = P(X = k) + P(X = k+1) + ... + P(X = n)
Theorems
Binomial Theorem
Suitable Grade Level
College level (Introductory Probability/Statistics)
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