13. Brass terminals are packed in boxes of 200. If the production process is known to produce 1.5% defectives on average, determine the probability that a box chosen at random will contain (a) no defective, (b) 1 defective, (c) 2 defectives, (d) 3 defectives, (e) more than 3 defectives

13. Brass terminals are packed in boxes of 200. If the production process is known to produce 1.5% defectives on average, determine the probability that a box chosen at random will contain (a) no defective, (b) 1 defective, (c) 2 defectives, (d) 3 defectives, (e) more than 3 defectives

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(c) 2 defectives, (d) 3 defectives,
(e) more than 3 defectives

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