The past records of a factory using quality control methods show that on the average 4 articles produced are defective out of a batch of 100. What is the maximum number of defective articles likely to be encountered in the batch of 100, when the production process is in a state of control?

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The past records of a factory using quality
control methods show that on the average
4 articles produced are defective out of a
batch of 100. What is the maximum number of
defective articles likely to be encountered in
the batch of 100, when the production process
is in a state of control?
Transcribed Image Text:The past records of a factory using quality control methods show that on the average 4 articles produced are defective out of a batch of 100. What is the maximum number of defective articles likely to be encountered in the batch of 100, when the production process is in a state of control?
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