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Question 527267: if 5 apples in a barrel of 25 apples are rotton, what is the expected number of rotton apples in a sample of 2 apples? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! if 5 apples in a barrel of 25 apples are rotten, what is the expected number of rotten apples in a sample of 2 apples?
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Binomial Problem with n = 2 and p(rotten) = 5/25 = 1/5
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Expectec number = mean = np = 2*(1/5) = 2/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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