A quality control inspector has drawn a sample of 1212 light bulbs from a recent production lot. If the number of defective bulbs is 22 or more, the lot fails inspection. Suppose 20%20% of the bulbs in the lot are defective. What is the probability that the lot will fail inspection? Round your answer to four decimal places.

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A quality control inspector has drawn a sample of 1212 light bulbs from a recent production lot. If the number of defective bulbs is 22 or more, the lot fails inspection. Suppose 20%20% of the bulbs in the lot are defective. What is the probability that the lot will fail inspection? Round your answer to four decimal places.

 
 
 
 
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Given,n=12p=0.20q=1-0.20=0.80A random variable X~Binomial(n=12 , p=0.20)P(X=x)=Cx0.20x0.8012-x  ;  x=0,1,2....1212

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