A company that produces fine crystal knows from expe- rience that 10% of its goblets have cosmetic flaws and must be classified as “seconds.” Among six randomly selected goblets, how likely is it that only one is a second? Among six randomly selected goblets, what is the probability that at least two are seconds? If goblets are examined one by one, what is the prob- ability that at most five must be selected to find four that are not seconds?

A company that produces fine crystal knows from expe- rience that 10% of its goblets have cosmetic flaws and must be classified as “seconds.” Among six randomly selected goblets, how likely is it that only one is a second? Among six randomly selected goblets, what is the probability that at least two are seconds? If goblets are examined one by one, what is the prob- ability that at most five must be selected to find four that are not seconds?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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