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Homework Statement
In a class with 20 and one with 10 students each student has a probability of 0.3 to not show up on a particular day. On a given day, which class is most likely to have the highest ratio of absent students? This was in my exam, unfortunately I did not know how to do it.
Homework Equations
The probability that n students are absent on a given day in one class is binomially distributed.
I heard some say that since the relative standard deviation goes like 1/√N the class with fewer pupils is most likely to have most absent, but I am not sure about this.
The Attempt at a Solution
You could do a whole lot of counting, but I don't think that's the point. Besides it would be a very tedious proces. I did it with a class of 1 and 2 students and counting even then took time.