According to the Department of Transportation,27% of domestic flights were delayed in 2007 at JFK airport.Five flights are randomly selected at JFK.What is the probability that all five flights are delayed?
A) 0.0194
B) 0.0208
C) 0.0014
D) 0.0222

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The probability of one flight being delayed is 0.27. Since each flight's delay is independent, we can calculate the probability of all five flights being delayed by multiplying the probabilities of each flight being delayed: 
0.27 x 0.27 x 0.27 x 0.27 x 0.27 = 0.0014 or 0.14%. Therefore, the best choice is C.

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