Small metal springs are packed in boxes of 100 and 0.5% of the total output of springs are defective. Determine the probability that any one box chosen at random shall have (a) no defective, (b) 2 or more defectives.

Small metal springs are packed in boxes of 100 and 0.5% of the total output of springs are defective. Determine the probability that any one box chosen at random shall have (a) no defective, (b) 2 or more defectives.

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9. Small metal springs are packed in boxes of 100 and 0.5% of the total output of springs are defective. Determine the probability that any one box chosen at random shall have
(a) no defective,
(b) 2 or more defectives.

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