A shipment of fifteen parts, including four that are defective, is sent to an assembly plant. The quality control division selects a random sample of four parts from the lot of fifteen. If one or more in the sample are found to be defective. What is the probability that the shipment will be rejected?

A shipment of fifteen parts, including four that are defective, is sent to an assembly plant. The quality control division selects a random sample of four parts from the lot of fifteen. If one or more in the sample are found to be defective. What is the probability that the shipment will be rejected?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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A shipment of fifteen parts, including four that are defective, is sent to an assembly plant. The
quality control division selects a random sample of four parts from the lot of fifteen. If one
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will be rejected?

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