0.1% of a certain type of RAM chips are defective. A student needs 20 chips for a certain board. How many should he/she buy in order for there to be a 99.9% chance or greater of having at least 20 working (not defective) chips?

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0.1% of a certain type of RAM chips are defective. A student needs 20 chips for a certain board.
How many should he/she buy in order for there to be a 99.9% chance or greater of having at least
20 working (not defective) chips?
Transcribed Image Text:0.1% of a certain type of RAM chips are defective. A student needs 20 chips for a certain board. How many should he/she buy in order for there to be a 99.9% chance or greater of having at least 20 working (not defective) chips?
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