David's gasoline station offers 4 cents off per gallon if the customer pays in cash and does not use a credit card. Past evidence indicates that 40% of all customers pay in cash. During a one-hour period,15 customers buy gasoline at this station. This situation is an example of what type of discrete probability distribution?
A)Continuous probability distribution
B)Poisson probability distribution
C)Binomial probability distribution
D)Hypergeometric probability distribution

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The situation described fits the criteria for a binomial probability distribution, which includes a fixed number of independent trials (15 customers buying gas), a constant probability of success (40% paying in cash), and a dichotomous outcome (either paying in cash or not).

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