Twenty percent of all telephones of a certain type are submitted for service while under warranty. Of these, 60% can be repaired, whereas the other 40% must be replaced with new units. If a company purchases ten of these telephones, what is the probability that exactly three will end up being replaced under warranty? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Twenty percent of all telephones of a certain type are submitted for service while under warranty. Of these, 60% can be repaired, whereas the other 40% must be replaced with new units. If a company purchases ten of these telephones, what is the probability that exactly three will end up being replaced under warranty? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

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