Illustration 17.41 A firm produces articles of which 0.1 per cent are usually defective. It packs them in cases each containing 500 articles. If a wholsaler purchases 100.such cases, how many cases are expected to be free of defective items and how many are expected to have one defectivę each?

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Illustration 17.41 A firm produces articles of which 0.1 per cent
are usually defective. It packs them in cases each containing 500
articles. If a wholsaler purchases 100. such cases, how many cases are
expected to be free of defective items and how many are expected to
have one defective each?
Transcribed Image Text:Illustration 17.41 A firm produces articles of which 0.1 per cent are usually defective. It packs them in cases each containing 500 articles. If a wholsaler purchases 100. such cases, how many cases are expected to be free of defective items and how many are expected to have one defective each?
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