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Question 916716: A manufacturing machine has a 2% defect rate.
If 10 items are chosen at random, what is the probability that at least one will have a defect?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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p(def) = .02, n = 10
P(at least one defect) = 1 - P(none) = 1 - .98^10 = .1829 0r 18.29%