Question

2. A light fixture contains 6 light bulbs. With normal use, each bulb has a 0.85

Answer 1

Using the binomial distribution, it is found that there is a 0.38 = 38% theoretical probability that all 6 bulbs will last for 4 months.

What is the binomial distribution formula?

The formula is:

$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

$C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}$

The parameters are:

• x is the number of successes.

• n is the number of trials.

• p is the probability of a success on a single trial.

In this problem, we have that:

• There are 6 bulbs, hence n = 6.

• Each bulb has a 0.85 chance of lasting for at least 4 months, hence p = 0.85.

The probability that all 6 bulbs will last for 4 months is P(X = 6), hence:

$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

$P(X = 6) = C_{6,6}.(0.85)^{6}.(0.15)^{0} \approx 0.38$

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