In: Statistics and Probability
STATISTICS
An automatic machine inserts mixed vegetables into a plastic bag.
Past experience shows that some packages were underweight and some
were overweight, but most of them had satisfactory weight.
Weight % of Total
Underweight 2.5
Satisfactory 90.0
Overweight 7.5
a) What is the probability of selecting and finding that all three bags are overweight?
b) What is the probability of selecting and finding that all three bags are satisfactory?
GIVEN,
Weight % of Total
Underweight 2.5
Satisfactory 90.0
Overweight 7.5
(A)
the probability of selecting and finding that all three bags are overweight
P( Overweight ) = 7.5% = 0.075
3 bags are selected.
o, probability that all three bags are overweight = 0.0753 = 0.0004219
(b)
is the probability of selecting and finding that all three bags are satisfactory
P( 3 bags are Satisfactory )
so, probability that all three bags are satisfactory =(90%)^3 = 0.90^3 = 0.729
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