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Question 954483: a manufacturing machine has a 9% defect rate. if 3 items are chosen at random what is the probability that at least one will have a defect
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Calculate the probability of no defects.
The complement will be the probability of at least one.
P%280%29=0.91%280.91%29%280.91%29
P%280%29=0.753571
P=1-P%280%29
P=0.246429