Past records indicate that 15 percent of the flights for a certain airline are delayed.

Past records indicate that 15 percent of the flights for a certain airline are delayed. Suppose flights are randomly selected one at a time from all flights. Assume each selection is independent of another. Which of the following is closest to the probability that it will take 5 selections to find one flight that is delayed?

a. 0.0783 b. 0.0921 c. 0.4780 d. 0.5220 e. 0.5563

Answer: The correct answer is 0.0783

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