Suppose the Light Bulbs in a Factory Burn Out at a Rate

question 250

Multiple Choice

Suppose the light bulbs in a factory burn out at a rate of 50 bulbs per month.Which of the following distributions would you use to determine the probability that the next two light bulbs will burn out 2 days apart?

• A)Hypergeometric distribution.
• B)Poisson distribution.
• C)Uniform distribution.
• D)Exponential distribution.

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