Assume that n = 14, and p = [ 2/7].

Find the probability of at least 3 successes and at least 2 failures.

To find the probability of at least 3 successes and at least 2 failures, we need to consider different scenarios. We can have 3 successes and 2 failures, 4 successes and 2 failures, and so on, up to 14 successes and 2 failures.

Let's first calculate the probability of having 3 successes and 2 failures.

The probability of getting a success (S) is given as p = 2/7. Therefore, the probability of getting a failure (F) is 1 - p = 1 - 2/7 = 5/7.

To calculate the probability of 3 successes and 2 failures, we can use the binomial probability formula:

P(X = k) = (nCk) * p^k * (1 - p)^(n - k)

Where:
- P(X = k) represents the probability of getting exactly k successes,
- nCk represents the number of combinations of n items taken k at a time,
- p is the probability of success,
- (1 - p) is the probability of failure,
- n is the total number of trials,
- k is the number of successes.

For 3 successes and 2 failures, we have:
- n = 5 (since we have 3 successes and 2 failures)
- p = 2/7 (probability of success)

Now we can plug these values into the formula:

P(X = 3) = (5C3) * (2/7)^3 * (1 - 2/7)^(5 - 3)

To calculate (5C3), we need to find the number of combinations of 5 items taken 3 at a time. This can be calculated as:

(5C3) = 5! / (3! * (5 - 3)!) = 5! / (3! * 2!) = (5 * 4 * 3!) / (3! * 2) = 5 * 4 / 2 = 10

Substituting these values into the formula:

P(X = 3) = 10 * (2/7)^3 * (5/7)^2

Now we can calculate this expression:

P(X = 3) = 10 * (2/7)^3 * (5/7)^2 = 10 * (8/343) * (25/49) = 2000/2401 ≈ 0.8339

So, the probability of having exactly 3 successes and 2 failures is approximately 0.8339.

To find the probability of at least 3 successes and at least 2 failures, we need to sum up the probabilities of all scenarios with 3 or more successes and 2 or more failures. This includes scenarios with 3 successes and 2 failures, 4 successes and 2 failures, and so on, up to 14 successes and 2 failures.

Therefore, the probability of at least 3 successes and at least 2 failures is the sum of the probabilities of these scenarios:

P(X ≥ 3) = P(X = 3) + P(X = 4) + P(X = 5) + ... + P(X = 14)

It would be very time-consuming to calculate each individual probability and add them up. However, we can use the concept of complementary probability to simplify the calculation.

The complementary probability states that the probability of an event happening is equal to one minus the probability of the event not happening.

In this case, the event of interest is having at least 3 successes and at least 2 failures. The complement of this event is having fewer than 3 successes or fewer than 2 failures.

Thus,

P(X ≥ 3) = 1 - P(X < 3)

To find P(X < 3), we can calculate the probabilities of having 0 successes and 1 success.

For 0 successes (n = 0), we have:

P(X = 0) = (0C0) * (2/7)^0 * (1 - 2/7)^(0 - 0) = 1 * 1 * 1 = 1

For 1 success (n = 1), we have:

P(X = 1) = (1C1) * (2/7)^1 * (1 - 2/7)^(1 - 1) = 1 * 2/7 * 5/7 = 10/49

Now we can substitute these values into the formula to find the complementary probability:

P(X ≥ 3) = 1 - P(X < 3) = 1 - (P(X = 0) + P(X = 1)) = 1 - (1 + 10/49) = 1 - 59/49 = -10/49

However, a probability cannot be negative. Therefore, we can conclude that there must be an error in the given values or calculations.

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