In a large metropolitan area, past records revealed that 30 percent of all the high school graduates go to college. From 20 graduates selected at random, what is the probability that exactly 8 will go to college?
A) 0.114
B) 0.887
C) 0.400
D) 0.231

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The probability can be calculated using the binomial probability formula: P(X=k) = (n choose k) * (p^k) * (1-p)^(n-k), where n=20, k=8, and p=0.3. This calculation results in approximately 0.114.

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