In a certain manufacturing process it is known that, on the average, one in every 100 items is defective. What is the probability that the fourth item inspected is the first defective found?
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Since we are looking for the probability that the first defective item appears on the fourth inspection, this is a geometric distribution problem. The geometric distribution models the number of trials until the first success (in this case, finding a defective Show more…
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