Question

A widget company produces 25 widgets a day,5 of which are defective.Find the probability of selecting 5 widgets from the 25 produced where none are defective

Answer 1

Answer:

0.292

Step-by-step explanation:

Combinations can be used to solve the following problem.

We are choosing 5 widgets from 25 = ²⁵C₅

We want to select zero widgets from defective widgets = ⁵C₀

From the 20 non-defective widgets we want to select 5 = ²⁰C₅

So the probability is:

P = ( ⁵C₀ * ²⁰C₅) / ²⁰C₅

P = (1 * 15504) / 53130

= 15504/ 53130

=0.292 ..