Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · The Poisson distribution

The Poisson distribution — practice question

A statistics student asks people to fill in a survey. The chance that a randomly selected person will agree to complete it is $0.2$.
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Find the probability that at least one of the first three people approached agrees to complete the survey.

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This 2-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Apply a valid probability approach such as $1 - (0.8)^3$, or any unsimplified equivalent expression for at least one completion

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