SOLUTION: 50 ovens were shipped to a store. 4 of the 50 were defective. What is the probability that exactly 2 of the first 5 sold are defective?

Question 322242: 50 ovens were shipped to a store. 4 of the 50 were defective. What is the probability that exactly 2 of the first 5 sold are defective?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
50 ovens were shipped to a store. 4 of the 50 were defective. What is the probability that exactly 2 of the first 5 sold are defective?
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Binomial with n=5 and p = 4/50 = 0.8
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Probability of 2 defective = P(x = 2) = 5C2*0.8^2*0.2^3 = 0.0512
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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