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A production process manufacturers alternators. On the average, 1% of the alternators will not perform properly when tested in the plant. When a large shipment of alternators is received at the plant, 100 are tested, and, if more that 2 are defective, the shipment is returned to the manufacturer. What is the probability of returning a shipment?
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p = 1% = 0.01, q = 1 - p = 0.99, n = 100, r = 2
P(More than 2 defectives out of 100 samples) = 1 - [P(0 ...
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