Qa - binomial distributions - q2

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Friends,  Not getting any answers now ...Help me with these 2 please...

a) X is a binomial variable such that 2 P(X=2) = P(X=3) and mean of x is known to be 10/3 .  What is the probability that x assumes at most the value of 2.  [ I got the value of n & p but not after that.]
a) 16/81       b) 17/81     c) 47/243      d) 46/243

b) Assuming that one-third of the population are tea drinkers and each of 1000 enumerators takes a sample of 8 individuals to find out whether they are tea drinkers or not, how many enumerators are expected to report that five or more people are tea drinkers..
a) 100          b) 95        c) 88         d) 90   

Thanks in advance..

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1.np = 10/3.2*nc2*p^2*q^(n-2)= nc3*p^3*q^n-3 implies 2*(1-p) = ((n-2)/3)*p implies p =2/3 and n =5 now P(X<=2) = P(
X=0)+P(X=1)+P(X=2) = (1/3)^5 + 5*(2/3)*(1/3)^4 + 10*(2/3)^2*(1/3)^3 = (1+10+40)/243 = 51/243 = 17/81 answer is b

2. assume that  being a tea drinker is like taking a flip of coin.(i.e. either the person drinks tea or not) with the probability of heads being 1/3 and tails being 2/3 now P(X>=5) =P(X=5)+P(X=6)+P(X=7)+P(X=8) = (56*8+28*4+8*2+1)/6561 = 577/6561 =0.087943  so for 1000 trials the number of trials which report greater than or equal to 5 is 1000*P(X>=5) = 87.94 = 88 so answer is c

1.np = 10/3.2*nc2*p^2*q^(n-2)= nc3*p^3*q^n-3 implies 2*(1-p) = ((n-2)/3)*p implies p =2/3 and n =5 now P(X<=2) = P(
X=0)+P(X=1)+P(X=2) = (1/3)^5 + 5*(2/3)*(1/3)^4 + 10*(2/3)^2*(1/3)^3 = (1+10+40)/243 = 51/243 = 17/81 answer is b

2. assume that  being a tea drinker is like taking a flip of coin.(i.e. either the person drinks tea or not) with the probability of heads being 1/3 and tails being 2/3 now P(X>=5) =P(X=5)+P(X=6)+P(X=7)+P(X=8) = (56*8+28*4+8*2+1)/6561 = 577/6561 =0.087943  so for 1000 trials the number of trials which report greater than or equal to 5 is 1000*P(X>=5) = 87.94 = 88 so answer is c

ans is 51/243.

p( x less than equal to 2) = p(0) +p(1)+ p(2)

                                              =1/243+10/243+40/243

                                              =51/243

e(x) = 1/3(5+6+7+8)

       = 8.8

        =8.8*10

         = 88.

Thanks for the answers. Found out where i went wrong... Thanks.

Sir thoda or detail me smjha skte h que 1 ko...Thoda steps aur krke...plzz

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