SOLUTION: In a shipment of 22 smart phones, 3 are defective. How many ways can a quality control inspector randomly test 5 smart phones, of which 3 are defective?
I tried doing C(5,3) and
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Question 1116033: In a shipment of 22 smart phones, 3 are defective. How many ways can a quality control inspector randomly test 5 smart phones, of which 3 are defective?
I tried doing C(5,3) and P(5,3). Neither are correct. It says the answer is 171. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks in advance.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a shipment of 22 smart phones, 3 are defective. How many ways can a quality control inspector randomly test 5 smart phones, of which 3 are defective?
I tried doing C(5,3) and P(5,3). Neither are correct. It says the answer is 171. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. Thanks in advance.
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If 3 of the 5 are defective, only 2 are selected from the 19 that
are not defective.
Ans: 19C2 = (19*18)/(1*2) = 19*9 = 171
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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