A factory tests a random sample of 27 transistors for defects. The probability that a particular transistor will be defective has been established by past experience as 0.03. What is the probability that there are no defective transistors in the sample?

A factory tests a random sample of 27 transistors for defects. The probability that a particular transistor will be defective has been established by past experience as 0.03. What is the probability that there are no defective transistors in the sample?

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

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A factory tests a random sample of

transistors for defects. The probability that a particular transistor will be defective has been established by past experience as

0.03.

What is the probability that there are no defective transistors in the sample?

The probability that there are no defective transistors in the sample is about

nothing.

(Round to four decimal places as needed.)

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