SOLUTION: A manufacturing plant produces a special kind of lightbulb. Each lightbulb produced has a 0.040 probability of being defective. Five lightbulbs are chosen at random from the prod

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Question 924412: A manufacturing plant produces a special kind of lightbulb.
Each lightbulb produced has a 0.040 probability of being defective.
Five lightbulbs are chosen at random from the production line.
To the nearest thousandth, what is the probability that exactly two of the
five bulbs will be defective?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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For 5 bulbs,

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For two defectives,
P=10%280.96%29%5E3%2A%280.04%29%5E2=0.014