SOLUTION: A Box contain 1000 light bulbs. The probability that there is at least one defective bulb in the box is 0.1 and the probability that there are at least 2 defective bulbs is 0.05. F

Question 388894: A Box contain 1000 light bulbs. The probability that there is at least one defective bulb in the box is 0.1 and the probability that there are at least 2 defective bulbs is 0.05. Find the probability in each of the folowing cases.
1. The box contain no defective bulbs.
2. The Box contains exactly 1 defective bulb.
3. The Box contains at most 1 defective bulb
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1) 1-.1=.9
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2) .1-.05=.05
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3).9+.05=.95
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Ed
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