Q 5(b) In a factory there are 10 workers. The probability that any given worker is busy with a task is .9 (i) What's the probability that at a given moment all the workers are busy with a task? (i) What is the minimum number of workers needed so that there is less than a .5 probability that all workers are busy with a task?

Q 5(b) In a factory there are 10 workers. The probability that any given worker is busy with a task is .9 (i) What's the probability that at a given moment all the workers are busy with a task? (i) What is the minimum number of workers needed so that there is less than a .5 probability that all workers are busy with a task?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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