2.3-15. Apples are packaged automatically in 3-pound bags. Suppose that 4% of the time the bag of apples weighs less than 3 pounds. If you select bags randomly and weigh them in order to discover one underweight bag of apples, find the probability that the number of bags that must be selected is (a) At least 20. (b) At most 20. (c) Exactly 20.

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2.3-15. Apples are packaged automatically in 3-pound
bags. Suppose that 4% of the time the bag of apples weighs
less than 3 pounds. If you select bags randomly and weigh
them in order to discover one underweight bag of apples,
find the probability that the number of bags that must be
selected is
(a) At least 20.
(b) At most 20.
(c) Exactly 20.
Transcribed Image Text:2.3-15. Apples are packaged automatically in 3-pound bags. Suppose that 4% of the time the bag of apples weighs less than 3 pounds. If you select bags randomly and weigh them in order to discover one underweight bag of apples, find the probability that the number of bags that must be selected is (a) At least 20. (b) At most 20. (c) Exactly 20.
2.3-15 (a) 0.4604; (b) 0.5580; (c) 0.0184.
Transcribed Image Text:2.3-15 (a) 0.4604; (b) 0.5580; (c) 0.0184.
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