A large retailer purchases a certain kind of product from a manufacturer. The manufacturer indicates that the defective rate of the product is 3% in a shipment. The inspector of the retailer randomly picks 20 items of the product from a shipment. What is the probability that there will a. be (3) defective items? b. not be more than two (2) defective items?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A large retailer purchases a certain kind of product from a
manufacturer. The manufacturer indicates that the defective
rate of the product is 3% in a shipment. The inspector of the
retailer randomly picks 20 items of the product from a
shipment.
What is the probability that there will
a. be (3) defective items?
b. not be more than two (2) defective items?
Transcribed Image Text:A large retailer purchases a certain kind of product from a manufacturer. The manufacturer indicates that the defective rate of the product is 3% in a shipment. The inspector of the retailer randomly picks 20 items of the product from a shipment. What is the probability that there will a. be (3) defective items? b. not be more than two (2) defective items?
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