SOLUTION: A shipment of 250 microwaves contains 5 defective units.If a company buys 4 Microwaves find the probability of them getting 1 defective microwave.

Question 518982: A shipment of 250 microwaves contains 5 defective units.If a company buys 4 Microwaves find the probability of them getting 1 defective microwave.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A shipment of 250 microwaves contains 5 defective units.If a company buys 4 Microwaves find the probability of them getting 1 defective microwave.
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Binomial Problem with n = 4 and p(defect) = 5/250 = 1/50
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P(x = 1) = 4C1(1/50)*(49/50)^3 = 0.0753
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Stan H.
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