Use the appropriate normal distribution to approximate the resulting binomial distribution: The Colorado Mining and Mineral Company has 1000 employees engaged in its mining operations. It has been estimated that the probability of a worker meeting with an accident during a 1-yr period is 0.067. What is the probability that at least 50 workers will meet with an accident during the 1-yr period?  A) 0.8665 B) 0.9089 C) 0.9864 D) 0.3827 E) 0.6548

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Use the appropriate normal distribution to approximate the resulting binomial
distribution:

The Colorado Mining and Mineral Company has 1000 employees engaged in its mining operations. It has
been estimated that the probability of a worker meeting with an accident during a 1-yr period is 0.067. What
is the probability that at least 50 workers will meet with an accident during the 1-yr period? 

A) 0.8665

B) 0.9089

C) 0.9864

D) 0.3827

E) 0.6548

 

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