From a batch of 10 projectiles, 4 are randomly selected and fired. If the lot contains 3 defective shells that will not explode, what is the probability that all 4 will explode? a) 0.1567 b) 0.1601 c) 0.1501 d) 0.1667

From a batch of 10 projectiles, 4 are randomly selected and fired. If the lot contains 3 defective shells that will not explode, what is the probability that all 4 will explode? a) 0.1567 b) 0.1601 c) 0.1501 d) 0.1667

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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a) 0.1567 b) 0.1601 c) 0.1501 d) 0.1667

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