Probability that one or more parolees will repeat offenders

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USA Today reported that approximately 25% of all state prison inmates released on parole become repeat offenders while on parole. Suppose the parole board is examining five prisoners up for parole. Let x = number of prisoners out of five on parole who become repeat offenders.

x 0 1 2 3 4 5
P(x) 0.228 0.373 0.214 0.161 0.023 0.001

(a) Find the probability that one or more of the five parolees will be repeat offenders. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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