What is the probability that the line will stop at the 45th package?

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
Problem 11ECP: A manufacturer has determined that a machine averages one faulty unit for every 500 it produces....
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An electronic scale in an automated filling operation stops the
manufacturing line after three underweight packages are detected. Suppose that the
probability of an underweight package is 0.002 and each fill is independent.
what is the probability that the line will stop at the 45th package?
Transcribed Image Text:An electronic scale in an automated filling operation stops the manufacturing line after three underweight packages are detected. Suppose that the probability of an underweight package is 0.002 and each fill is independent. what is the probability that the line will stop at the 45th package?
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