A factory makes 56 motors, including 5 that are defective. The quality control department selects 10 at random for testing and rejects the whole batch if 1 or more in the sample are found to be defective. What is the probability that the batch will be rejected?

A factory makes 56 motors, including 5 that are defective. The quality control department selects 10 at random for testing and rejects the whole batch if 1 or more in the sample are found to be defective. What is the probability that the batch will be rejected?

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