document.write( "Question 749507: suppose you recieve a shipment of 100 ipads, 5 of which are defective. what is the probability of picking a sample of 15 ipads and having two of them be defective? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #456073 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! suppose you recieve a shipment of 100 ipads, 5 of which are defective. what is the probability of picking a sample of 15 ipads and having two of them be defective? \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Assuming there is no replacement in the selection, \n" ); document.write( "# of ways to succeed: 5C2*95C13 = 3.490x10^16 ways \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "# of random groups of 15: 100C15 = 2.53x10^17 ways \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "P(2 defective) = 3.49x10^16/2.53*10^17 = 0.1377 \n" ); document.write( "========================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( " |