Each of 13 refrigerators of a certain type has been returned to a distributor because of an audible, high-pitched, oscillating noise when the refrigerators are running. Suppose that 10 of these refrigerators have a defective compressor and the other 3 have less serious problems. If the refrigerators are examined in random order, let X be the number among the first 9 examined that have a defective compressor. (a) Calculate P(X = 7) and P(X ≤ 7

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Each of 13 refrigerators of a certain type has been returned to a distributor because of an audible, high-pitched, oscillating noise when the refrigerators are running. Suppose that 10 of these refrigerators have a defective compressor and the other 3 have less serious problems. If the refrigerators are examined in random order, let X be the number among the first 9 examined that have a defective compressor.

(a) Calculate P(X = 7) and P(X ≤ 7). (Round your answers to four decimal places.)

(b) Determine the probability that X exceeds its mean value by more than 1 standard deviation. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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