document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840429>Question 840429</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A computer shop builds PC'S from shipments of parts it receives from various suppliers. The number of defective hard drives per shipment is to be modeled as a random variable X. The random variable is assumed to have the following distribution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X _________ P(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 _________ 0.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 _________ 0.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 _________ 0.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 _________ 0.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 _________ 0.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 _________ 0.05\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that a shipment will have more than two defective hard drives?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you provide me an example that answers this similar question in steps that will help me practice?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Becky </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X _________ P(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 _________ 0.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 _________ 0.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 _________ 0.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 _________ 0.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 _________ 0.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 _________ 0.05 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the probability that a shipment will have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "more than two defective hard drives?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(more than 2) = P(x=3)+P(x=4)+P(x=5) = 0.10+0.05+0.05 = 0.20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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