SOLUTION: You bought a new set of four tires from a manufacturer that just announced a recall because 7% of those tires are defective. What is the probability that at least one of yours is

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Question 975401: You bought a new set of four tires from a manufacturer that just announced a recall because 7% of those tires are defective. What is the probability that at least one of yours is defective? (Round your answer to four decimal places)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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You bought a new set of four tires from a manufacturer that just announced a recall because 7% of those tires are defective. What is the probability that at least one of yours is defective? (Round your answer to four decimal places)
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Binomial Problem with n = 4 and p(defect) = 0.07
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P(1<= x <=4) = 1 - P(x=0) = 1 - 0.93^4 = 1 - 0.7481 = 0.2520
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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