2 The probability of a defective pen from a pen manufacturing unit is 3%. In a boxof 400 pens, find the probability that(a) exactly 3 pens are defective(b) more than 2 pens are defective.

Given : p = 0.03 n = 400 Let X represents a defective pen X ~ Binomial(400, 0.03)

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