7. 4 light bulbs were selected from 15, of the 15 there were 5 defectives. What is the probability that 3 of the 4 selected were defective? Also find the mean and variance of the hypergeometric distribution.

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7. 4 light bulbs were selected from 15, of the 15 there were 5 defectives. What is the probability that 3 of
the 4 selected were defective? Also find the mean and variance of the hypergeometric distribution.
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