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Question 565264: If there is one defective screw out of every 80 that are made . How many screws would be defective if 5600 are made
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If there is one defective screw out of every 80 that are made . How many screws would be defective if 5600 are made
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Binomial with n = 5600 and p(defective) = 1/80
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E(x) = (1/80)*5600 = 70
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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