The probability that a house in an urban area will develop a leak is 4%. If 39 houses are randomly selected,what is the probability that none of the houses will develop a leak?
A) 0.204
B) 0.040
C) 0.000
D) 0.001

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The probability that a house will not develop a leak is 1 - 0.04 = 0.96. For 39 houses, the probability that none will develop a leak is 0.96^39 ≈ 0.204.

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