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7)A retailer is receiving a large shipment of media players. In order to determine whether she should accept or reject the shipment, she tests a sample of media players; if she finds at least one defective player, she will reject the entire shipment. If 0.5% of the media players are defective, what is the
a)she tests fifteen media players.
b)she tests thirty media players.
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