15,000 cans of sardines are filled by a machine every hour, among which 500 underfilled cans are produced. Each hour 50 cans of sardines are randomly sampled and weighed. What is the probability that no underfilled can will be among those sampled in 24 hours?

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
Problem 11ECP: A manufacturer has determined that a machine averages one faulty unit for every 500 it produces....
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15,000 cans of sardines are filled by a machine every hour, among which 500 underfilled cans are produced. Each hour 50 cans of sardines are randomly sampled and weighed. What is the probability that no underfilled can will be among those sampled in 24 hours?

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