document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1155812>Question 1155812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A stationary store has decided to accept a large shipment of ball-point pens if an inspection of 17 randomly selected pens yields no more than two defective pens.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Find the probability that this shipment is accepted if 5% of the total shipment is defective. (Use 3 decimal places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) Find the probability that this shipment is not accepted if 15% of the total shipment is defective. (Use 3 decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #778522 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=778522\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Probability of 0 defective is .95^17=0.4181<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability of 1 defective is 17 (17 ways) .95^16*.05=0.3741<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for 2 it is 17C2*,95^15*.05^2=0.1575\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Those add to 0.9497 or 0.950.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the next one, use .85 and .15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".85^17=0.0631<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17*.85^16*.15=0.1893<BR>\n" );
document.write( "136*.85^15*.15^2=0.2673\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That sum is 0.5197 </SPAN>\n" );
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