SOLUTION: a box contains 24 items four of which are defective if five are selected at random what is the probability of finding exactly two detective one

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Question 903050: a box contains 24 items four of which are defective if five are selected at random what is the probability of finding exactly two detective one
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p(def) = 4/24 = 1/6, n = 5
P(x=2) = binompdf(5, 1/6, 2)

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