SOLUTION: A shipment of 11 printers contains 2 that are defective. Find the probability that a
sample of 4 printers, drawn from the 11, will not contain a defective printer.
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Question 483850: A shipment of 11 printers contains 2 that are defective. Find the probability that a
sample of 4 printers, drawn from the 11, will not contain a defective printer.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A shipment of 11 printers contains 2 that are defective. Find the probability that a sample of 4 printers, drawn from the 11, will not contain a defective printer.
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Binomial Problem with n = 4 and p = 2/11
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P(x = 0) = (9/11)^4 = 0.4481
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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