A probability (exactly k out of n)

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Suppose that I know that 18% of a population is willing to pay more taxes.

When I select random 48 people from that population, what is the probability that exactly 8 of them are willing to pay more taxes? 1?

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The binomial distribution formula tells us this is

$$\binom{48}{8}\left(\frac{18}{100}\right)^8 \left(\frac{82}{100}\right)^{40}$$