SOLUTION: A company receives a shipment of 16 items. A random sample of 4 items is selected , and the shipment is rejected if any two of these items proves to be defective. What is the proba

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Question 1193320: A company receives a shipment of 16 items. A random sample of 4 items is selected , and the shipment is rejected if any two of these items proves to be defective. What is the probability of accepting a shipment containing 1 defective item?
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This probability is 1 (one), since there is NO two defective items to reject the shipment.         ANSWER


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