SOLUTION: 10% of shirts prepared for shipping by a company has minor defects. the remaining 90 % are free of defects. The shirts are shipped in boxes containing 25 shirts. what is the proba

Question 1025734: 10% of shirts prepared for shipping by a company has minor defects. the remaining 90 % are free of defects. The shirts are shipped in boxes containing 25 shirts. what is the probability that a smaller retailer will receive a box with exactly three defective shirts?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10% of shirts prepared for shipping by a company has minor defects. the remaining 90 % are free of defects. The shirts are shipped in boxes containing 25 shirts. what is the probability that a smaller retailer will receive a box with exactly three defective shirts?
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Binomial Problem with p = 0.10 and n = 25
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P(x = 3) = 10C3*0.10^3*0.90^7 = binompdf(10,0.10,3) = 0.0574
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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