SOLUTION: 4. The manufacturer of a computer component expects that 5% of the components will malfunction before six months. In a random sample of 8 components, what is the probability that a

Question 852554: 4. The manufacturer of a computer component expects that 5% of the components will malfunction before six months. In a random sample of 8 components, what is the probability that at most 1 will function before six months? (8mrks)-Binomial
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4. The manufacturer of a computer component expects that 5% of the components will malfunction before six months. In a random sample of 8 components, what is the probability that at most 1 will function before six months?
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Binomial Problem with n = 8 and p(bad) = 0.05
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P(0<= x <=1) = binomcdf(8,0.05,1) = 0.9428
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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