Answer
Since, it is equally likely that insects will move towards pheromone or control, hence
P(an insect flies towards pheromone) = 0.5
P(all insects will fly towards pheromone) = 0.5^{5}
= 0.031
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Statistics (12th Edition)
by McClave, James T.; Sincich, Terry T.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321755936
ISBN 13:
978-0-32175-593-3
Chapter 3 - Probability - Supplementary Exercises 3.154 - 3.199 - Applying the Concepts - Basic - Page 172: 3.174b
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