SOLUTION: The LMB company manufactures tyres. They claim that only 0.007 LMB tyres are defective.What is the probability of finding 2 defective tyres in a random sample of 50 LMB tyres?

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Question 304720: The LMB company manufactures tyres. They claim that only 0.007 LMB tyres are defective.What is the probability of finding 2 defective tyres in a random sample of 50 LMB tyres?
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The LMB company manufactures tyres. They claim that only 0.007 LMB tyres are defective.What is the probability of finding 2 defective tyres in a random sample of 50 LMB tyres?
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Binomial Problem with n = 50, p = 0.007, x = 2
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P(x=2) = 50C2(0.007)^2(0.993)^48 = 0.0428
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Stan H.
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