Suppose a shipment of 160 electronic components contains 3 defective components. to determine whether the shipment should be ac

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Suppose a shipment of 160 electronic components contains 3 defective components. to determine whether the shipment should be ac

cepted, a quality-control engineer randomly selects 3 of the components and tests them. if 1 or more of the components is defective, the shipment is rejected. what is the probability that the shipment is rejected

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Olenka [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-03T06:39:48+03:00

Olenka [21]3 years ago

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0.00067% chance it will be rejected.
The probability of each event occurring multiplied together will give us the total probability of one item being defective found in the 3.
1st
3/160
2nd
3/159
3rd
3/158
$\frac{3}{160} * \frac{3}{159} * \frac{3}{158} = \frac{27}{4019520} =0.0000067$

Suppose a shipment of 160 electronic components contains 3 defective components. to determine whether the shipment should be​ ac

Suppose a shipment of 160 electronic components contains 3 defective components. to determine whether the shipment should be ac