According to a study published by a group of University of Massachusetts sociologists, approximately 60% of the Valium users in the state of Massachusetts first took Valium for psychological problems. Find the probability that among the next 8 users from this state who are interviewed, (a) exactly 3 began taking Valium for psychological problems;(b) at least 5 began taking Valium for problems that were not psychological.

(a) 0.124

(b) 0.174

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that 60% of the Valium users in the state of Massachusetts first took Valium for psychological problems.

The Binomial distribution probability is given by;

P(X = r) = for x = 0,1,2,3,.......

Here, n = number of trials(samples) which is 8 in our case

           r = no. of success

          p = probability of success which is probability of users who take  

                 Valium for psychological problems of 0.60 in our case

(a) Let X = users taking Valium for psychological problems

  So, P(X = 3) =

                      = = 0.124

(b) Since, it is given that 60% of the Valium users in the state of  Massachusetts first took Valium for psychological problems which means 40% of the Valium users in the state of Massachusetts take Valium for problems which are not psychological.

i.e., in this case p = 0.40

So, P(X >= 5) = P(X = 5) + P(X = 6) + P(X = 7) + P(X = 8)

=

=

= 0.174

10

step-by-step explanation:

7+3=10

susie has 7 apples