Answer:
391 chips
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a Poisson distribution problem with the formula;
P(X = k) = (e^(-λ) × λ^(k))/k!
Let n be the number of chips she puts in the dough.
Since she makes chocolate chip cookies in batch of 100, then the mean number of chips is n/100.
So, λ = n/100
Now, we want to find how many chips should she put in the dough so that the probability your cookie contains no chip is 0.02.
Thus;
P(X = 0) = (e^(-λ) × λ^(0))/0! = 0.02
This gives;
e^(-λ) = 0.02
Putting λ = n/100, we have;
e^(-n/100) = 0.02
-n/100 = In 0.02
-n/100 = -3.912
n = -100 × -3.912
n ≈ 391 chips
