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          It looks like you need to use the binomial distribution. The specific answer is $sum_{k=8}^{12}binom{40}{k}.25^k.75^{40-k}$. $k=8$ to $ 12$ comes from $.20,.30$ times $40$.






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            It looks like you need to use the binomial distribution. The specific answer is $sum_{k=8}^{12}binom{40}{k}.25^k.75^{40-k}$. $k=8$ to $ 12$ comes from $.20,.30$ times $40$.






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                It looks like you need to use the binomial distribution. The specific answer is $sum_{k=8}^{12}binom{40}{k}.25^k.75^{40-k}$. $k=8$ to $ 12$ comes from $.20,.30$ times $40$.







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