Probability that randomly selected truck drivers are women

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Individual truck drivers are either male or female. In the US 5% of all truck drivers are women, 95% are men. Suppose 20 US truck drivers are randomly selected to be interviewed about their pay.

a.What's the probability that fewer than 2 of the randomly selected truck drivers are women?
b.What is the expected number of women in a random selection of 20 truck drivers?

 

 

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