The success ratio for amateur climbers trying to climb Mt.Everest is 1 in 4. If

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The success ratio for amateur climbers trying to climb Mt.Everest is 1 in 4. If you join a party of 16 climbers, whatis the probability that you will be successful in making it to thesummit. I suck at probability. Also, I keep misreading thequestion (is it 16 climbers now or 17??? HELP!!)... Please help me ASAP The success ratio for amateur climbers trying to climb Mt.Everest is 1 in 4. If you join a party of 16 climbers, whatis the probability that you will be successful in making it to thesummit. I suck at probability. Also, I keep misreading thequestion (is it 16 climbers now or 17??? HELP!!)... Please help me ASAP

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Since the success probability is 1/4, the probability that you willbe successful is also 1/4 (given that each person is equally likelyto success) In 16 people, the expected number of people to success is 16 x 1/4= 4 Hope this helps!

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