Question

Consumer Reports rated airlines and found that 80% of flights involved in the study arrived on time (that is, within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival time). Assuming that the on-time rate is representive of the entire commercial airline industry, consider a random sample of 200 flights. What is the expected number that will arrive on time? What is the standard deviation of this distribution.

Answer 1

Expected number that will arrive on time: 160
Standard deviation of this distribution: 28.28