1. Twelve electric bulbs are drawn independently every hour from a production line at a factory. The number of defective bulbs are random and independent. Suppose that the probability that a bulb is defective is 0.06. a. What is the probability that less than two bulbs are defective? b. What is the probability that three bulbs tested are the second defective bulbs detected?

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1. Twelve electric bulbs are drawn independently every hour from a production line at a factory.
The number of defective bulbs are random and independent. Suppose that the probability that
a bulb is defective is 0.06.
a. What is the probability that less than two bulbs are defective?
b. What is the probability that three bulbs tested are the second defective bulbs detected?
Transcribed Image Text:1. Twelve electric bulbs are drawn independently every hour from a production line at a factory. The number of defective bulbs are random and independent. Suppose that the probability that a bulb is defective is 0.06. a. What is the probability that less than two bulbs are defective? b. What is the probability that three bulbs tested are the second defective bulbs detected?
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