A machine produces a defective item 8 % of the time.  A customer purchases a box of 60 of these items.  Find the probability that the box contains exactly 3 defective items.   The probability is  Blank 1. Calculate the answer by read surrounding text. .  If rounding is required, then round correctly to 4 decimal places.

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A machine produces a defective item 8 % of the time.  A customer purchases a box of 60 of these items.  Find the probability that the box contains exactly 3 defective items.

 

The probability is  Blank 1. Calculate the answer by read surrounding text. . 

If rounding is required, then round correctly to 4 decimal places.

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