Shark barriers are used to protect swimmers at beaches. But surfers don't like shark barriers because they may cause injury to surfers. An independent researcher in Australia has been studying the issue at Ballina's Lighthouse Beach in New South Wales. She found that there is a 0.4 probability that the shark barrier can cause injury to surfers. Assuming that the data follow binomial probability model, what is the probability that of 5 randomly selected surfers in the area, only 2 become injured by the shark barrier? (If necessary, round off your answer to four decimal places and select the best option below). O 0.4108 0.2903 0.6118 0.5638 0.1957 0.4930 Correct answer is not listed. 0.3456

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Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem
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Shark barriers are used to protect swimmers at beaches. But surfers don't like shark barriers
because they may cause injury to surfers. An independent researcher in Australia has been studying
the issue at Ballina's Lighthouse Beach in New South Wales. She found that there is a 0.4
probability that the shark barrier can cause injury to surfers. Assuming that the data follow binomial
probability model, what is the probability that of 5 randomly selected surfers in the area, only 2
become injured by the shark barrier? (If necessary, round off your answer to four decimal places and
select the best option below).
0.4108
0.2903
0.6118
0.5638
0.1957
0.4930
Correct answer is not listed.
0.3456
Transcribed Image Text:D Question 3 Shark barriers are used to protect swimmers at beaches. But surfers don't like shark barriers because they may cause injury to surfers. An independent researcher in Australia has been studying the issue at Ballina's Lighthouse Beach in New South Wales. She found that there is a 0.4 probability that the shark barrier can cause injury to surfers. Assuming that the data follow binomial probability model, what is the probability that of 5 randomly selected surfers in the area, only 2 become injured by the shark barrier? (If necessary, round off your answer to four decimal places and select the best option below). 0.4108 0.2903 0.6118 0.5638 0.1957 0.4930 Correct answer is not listed. 0.3456
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