Bernoulli Trials Homework Problem

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The discussion revolves around a homework problem related to Bernoulli trials, specifically focusing on the need for numerical answers rather than expressions involving variables. Participants are seeking clarification on how to arrive at a numerical solution.

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  • Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant presents an answer but questions its correctness.
  • Multiple participants emphasize the necessity of providing numerical answers instead of expressions with variables.
  • Some participants suggest that the problem requires a final numerical value for evaluation, indicating that stopping at an expression is insufficient.
  • There is a request for hints on how to derive the numerical answer from the given expressions.
  • A link to an external resource on Bernoulli distribution is shared, possibly to aid in understanding.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that numerical answers are required, but there is no consensus on how to achieve that from the expressions provided.

Contextual Notes

There is an indication that the problem may involve specific assumptions or steps that have not been fully articulated, leading to confusion about the transition from expressions to numerical answers.

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bernoulli trials homework problem
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this is the answer
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Is this right?
 
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Your answers are not answers. Numerical answers are required. You can't give answers in terms of x and y, which are variables.
 
mjc123 said:
Your answers are not answers. Numerical answers are required. You can't give answers in terms of x and y, which are variables.
can you help explain more?
 
Sometimes problems want you work it all the way to a numerical answer, a single simple value for the teacher to check. Your answer reduces it to an expression where you could’ve done the arithmetic evaluation to get a numerical answer but stopped short of that goal.

it looks like you are free to select x and y at the start.
 
jedishrfu said:
Sometimes problems want you work it all the way to a numerical answer, a single simple value for the teacher to check. Your answer reduces it to an expression where you could’ve done the arithmetic evaluation to get a numerical answer but stopped short of that goal.
Could you hint me how to get the numerical answer?
 

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