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In a certain country it is known that 34% of the adult population has some knowledge of a foreign language, If 6 adults from this country are chosen at random, find the probability that at least one of those chosen will have some knowledge of a foreign language.

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5.75
2.8125

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Identify the distribution of X and its parameters.

    The variable XX represents the number of attempts to the first success, with the probability of success p=0.8p = 0.8 for each attempt. This means XX follows a Geometric distribution with parameter p=0.8p = 0.8.

  2. Calculate the mean and variance of X.

    For a Geometric distribution X∼Geo(p)X \sim Geo(p):
    The mean is E(X)=1pE(X) = \frac{1}{p}.
    The variance is Var(X)=1−pp2Var(X) = \frac{1-p}{p^2}.

    Substitute p=0.8p = 0.8:

    E(X)=10.8=108=1.25E(X) = \frac{1}{0.8} = \frac{10}{8} = 1.25 Var(X)=1−0.8(0.8)2=0.20.64=2064=516=0.3125Var(X) = \frac{1 - 0.8}{(0.8)^2} = \frac{0.2}{0.64} = \frac{20}{64} = \frac{5}{16} = 0.3125
  3. Calculate the mean and variance of Y.

    Given Y=3X+2Y = 3X + 2.
    Using the properties of expectation E(aX+b)=aE(X)+bE(aX + b) = aE(X) + b:

    E(Y)=E(3X+2)=3E(X)+2E(Y) = E(3X + 2) = 3E(X) + 2 E(Y)=3(1.25)+2=3.75+2=5.75E(Y) = 3(1.25) + 2 = 3.75 + 2 = 5.75

    Using the properties of variance Var(aX+b)=a2Var(X)Var(aX + b) = a^2Var(X):

    Var(Y)=Var(3X+2)=32Var(X)Var(Y) = Var(3X + 2) = 3^2Var(X) Var(Y)=9(0.3125)=2.8125Var(Y) = 9(0.3125) = 2.8125

    The mean of Y is 5.75\boxed{5.75} and the variance of Y is 2.8125\boxed{2.8125}.

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