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An airline has flights from a small airport connecting with Ohare. These small planes carry 30 passengers. The airline knowing that only 85% of booked passengers routinely show up for a randomly selected flight routinely sell 31 tickets for each flight.

What is the probability that on any random flight a passenger will be denied boarding due to a lack of seats.

Please show me step by step how this is determined.

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This solution provides the steps to calculate the probability that a passenger will be denied boarding due to a lack of seats.

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