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According to the most recent Davenport student profile, 28% of students are male. Given a sample of 15 students, the random variable X (the number of male students) follows a binomial distribution with parameters n=15 and p=0.28. The probability mass function (pmf) is defined as P(X = x) = C(15, x) (0.28)^x (0.72)^{15 - x}, where C(n, x) is the binomial coefficient.

a) Find the probability that none are male (X=0):

The probability that zero students are male is:

P(X=0) = C(15, 0) (0.28)^0 (0.72)^15

Calculating:

P(X=0) = 1 1 (0.72)^15 ≈ 0.0072

Therefore, the probability that none are male is approximately 0.0072.

b) Find the probability that exactly 10 are male (X=10):

The probability that exactly 10 students are male is:

P(X=10) = C(15, 10) (0.28)^{10} (0.72)^{5}

Calculating:

P(X=10) ≈ 3003 (0.28)^{10} (0.72)^5 ≈ 0.0017

Thus, the probability that exactly ten students are male is approximately 0.0017.

c) Find the probability that at least six are male (X ≥ 6):

The probability that at least six students are male is:

P(X ≥ 6) = 1 - P(X ≤ 5) = 1 - (P(X=0) + P(X=1) + P(X=2) + P(X=3) + P(X=4) + P(X=5))

From calculations or binomial tables, this sum is approximately 0.2220, leading to:

P(X ≥ 6) ≈ 1 - 0.2220 = 0.7780

However, based on the data provided in the problem prompt, the approximate value given is 0.2220, which refers to P(X ≤ 5). Therefore, the probability that six or more are male is:

1 - 0.2220 = 0.7780

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