According to a recent study, 1 in every 9 women has been a victim of domestic abuse at some point in her life. Suppose we have randomly and independently sampled twenty-five women and asked each whether she has been a victim of domestic abuse at some point in her life. Find the probability that at least 2 of the women sampled have been the victim of domestic abuse. Round to six decimal places.
A) 0.782924
B) 0.246677
C) 0.536248
D) 0.217076

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The probability of a woman being a victim is 1/9. Using the binomial distribution formula, calculate the probability of 0 or 1 victim and subtract from 1 to find the probability of at least 2 victims.

According to a Recent Study, 1 in Every 9 Women