Cumulative Probability of at least two successes

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For this problem, 85% of people wear their mask while working. If there are 9 people working, what is the probability that at least 2 people are NOT wearing their mask?

From my understanding, this is finding $P( k \geq 2)$. I know need to use the a value $p=.15$. Based off notes, I should sum all probabilities for $k=2, 3, 4, ..., 9$.

However, I'm led to believe that $P(k \geq 2)$ is the same as $Q(k \leq 1)$.

NOTE: $P$ denotes the total probability where $p=.15$, $Q$ denotes the total probability where $p=.85$

Either way, I'm not getting the desired answer, which should be $=.4005$.

I plugged in my values into this calculator, with the values being: Probability of success on a single trial = $.15$, number of trials = $9$, and number of successes $= 2$, and it showed the cumulative probability $P(k \geq 2) = .4005$.

Is my understanding of the question/approach incorrect? What am I doing wrong?