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Working on summer vacation. An Adweek/Harris (July 2011) poll found that 35% of U.S....

Working on summer vacation. An Adweek/Harris (July 2011) poll found that 35% of U.S. adults do not work at all while on summer vacation. In a random sample of 10 U.S. adults, let x represent the number who do not work during summer vacation.

a. For this experiment, define the event that represents a “success.”

b. Explain why x is (approximately) a binomial random variable.

c. Give the value of p for this binomial experiment.

d. Find P(x = 3).

e. Find the probability that 2 or fewer of

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