SOLUTION: 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. Th

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Question 840429: 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:
X _________ P(x)
0 _________ 0.55
1 _________ 0.15
2 _________ 0.10
3 _________ 0.10
4 _________ 0.05
5 _________ 0.05
What is the probability that a shipment will have more than two defective hard drives?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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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:
X _________ P(x)
0 _________ 0.55
1 _________ 0.15
2 _________ 0.10
3 _________ 0.10
4 _________ 0.05
5 _________ 0.05
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What is the probability that a shipment will have
more than two defective hard drives?
P(more than 2) = P(x=3)+P(x=4)+P(x=5) = 0.10+0.05+0.05 = 0.20
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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