Probability based on brown eyes


In a region, 70% of the population have brown eyes. If 10 people are randomly selected, find the probability that at least 8 of them have brown eyes. Is it unusual to randomly select 10 people and find that at least 8 of them have brown eyes? Why or why not?

The probability that at least 8 of the 10 people selected have brown eyes is _____? (Round to 3 decimal places as needed)
Is it unusual to randomly select 10 people and find that at least 8 of them have brown eyes? Note that a small probability is one that is less than 0.05

a) No, because the probability of this is occurring is very small.
b) Yes, because the probability of this occurring is not small.
c) Yes, because the probability of this occurring is very small.
d) No, because the probability of this occurring is not small.

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