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Consider the following for the two (02) items that follow:
Let X be a random variable following binomial distribution with parameters n = 6 and p = k Further, 9P(X = 4) = P(X = 2) .

What is the value of P * (X = 3) ^ 0

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  1. 135/1024
  2. 5/128
  3. 45/1024
  4. 70/1024

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Option 1 : 135/1024
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Calculation:

Given,

Let X  be a random variable following a binomial distribution with parameters n = 6 and p = \(\frac{1}{4} \)

The probability mass function for a binomial distribution is:

\( P(X = x) = \binom{n}{x} p^x (1 - p)^{n - x} \)

For \( P(X = 3) \), we have:

\( P(X = 3) = \binom{6}{3} \left( \frac{1}{4} \right)^3 \left( \frac{3}{4} \right)^3 \)

Substitute the values:

\( P(X = 3) = 20 \times \frac{1}{64} \times \frac{27}{64} \)

Now simplify the equation:

\( P(X = 3) = 20 \times \frac{27}{4096} = \frac{540}{4096} \)

Simplifying the fraction:

\( P(X = 3) = \frac{135}{1024} \)

Hence, the correct answer is Option 1

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