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Naomi and her teammates are each chewing a piece of tropical flavored gum before their championship softball game. 85%85\% of the pieces are pineapple flavored.\newlineIf 44 of her teammates are chosen at random, what is the probability that 00 are chewing pineapple gum?\newlineWrite your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.\newline____\newline

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Q. Naomi and her teammates are each chewing a piece of tropical flavored gum before their championship softball game. 85%85\% of the pieces are pineapple flavored.\newlineIf 44 of her teammates are chosen at random, what is the probability that 00 are chewing pineapple gum?\newlineWrite your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.\newline____\newline
  1. Use Binomial Probability Formula: Use the binomial probability formula P(X=k)=C(n,k)(p)k(1p)(nk)P(X = k) = C(n, k) \cdot (p)^k \cdot (1-p)^{(n-k)}. Here, n=4n = 4 (number of teammates), k=0k = 0 (number of teammates chewing pineapple gum), and p=0.85p = 0.85 (probability of pineapple gum).
  2. Calculate C(4,0)C(4, 0): Calculate C(4,0)C(4, 0) which is the number of ways to choose 00 teammates out of 44.\newlineC(4,0)=4!0!×(40)!=1C(4, 0) = \frac{4!}{0! \times (4 - 0)!} = 1.
  3. Calculate (0.85)0(0.85)^0: Calculate (0.85)0(0.85)^0 which is the probability that 00 teammates are chewing pineapple gum.\newline(0.85)0=1(0.85)^0 = 1.
  4. Calculate (10.85)(40)(1 - 0.85)^{(4 - 0)}: Calculate (10.85)(40)(1 - 0.85)^{(4 - 0)} which is the probability that 44 teammates are not chewing pineapple gum.\newline(10.85)(40)=(0.15)4(1 - 0.85)^{(4 - 0)} = (0.15)^4.
  5. Multiply Values Together: Multiply all the values together to find the probability.\newlineP(X=0)=1×1×(0.15)4P(X = 0) = 1 \times 1 \times (0.15)^4.
  6. Solve (0.15)4(0.15)^4: Solve (0.15)4(0.15)^4.(0.15)4=0.15×0.15×0.15×0.15=0.00050625(0.15)^4 = 0.15 \times 0.15 \times 0.15 \times 0.15 = 0.00050625.
  7. Write Answer as Decimal: Write the answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth. P(X=0)=0.00050625P(X = 0) = 0.00050625 rounded to 0.0010.001.

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