document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143037>Question 143037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A furniture buyer has ordered 100 grandfather clocks from an overseas manufacturer. Four clocks are damaged in shipment, but the packaging shows no indication of such damage. If a dealer buys 6 clocks without examining the contents, what is the probability that she does not have a damaged clock?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Four clocks are damaged in shipment, but the packaging shows no indication of such damage.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: 96 clocks are not damaged.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If a dealer buys 6 clocks without examining the contents, what is the probability that she does not have a damaged clock?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(6 undamaged from 100) = 96C6/100C6 = 927048304 /1192052400 = 0.77769...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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