Probability half or more of the claims have been padded

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About 42% of all U.S. adults will try to pad their insurance claims! Suppose that you are the director of an insurance adjustment office. Your office has just received 140 insurance claims to be processed in the next few days.

(a) half or more of the claims have been padded

(b) fewer than 45 of the claims have been padded

(c) from 40 to 64 of the claims have been padded

(d) more than 80 of the claims have not been padded

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