A Manufacturer Receives a Shipment of 170 Laptop Computers of Which

question 81

Multiple Choice

A manufacturer receives a shipment of 170 laptop computers of which 11 are defective. To test the shipment,the quality control engineer randomly selects 20 computers from the shipment and tests them. The randomvariable X represents the number of defective computers in the sample. What is the probability of obtaining 3defective computers?

• A) 0.0971
• B) 0.0991
• C) 0.0891
• D) 0.0923

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Definitions:

Financing Statement

A document filed to give public notice of a security interest in collateral, used to perfect a secured party's interest under the Uniform Commercial Code.

Real Estate Mortgage

A legal agreement where a borrower pledges real property to a lender as security for a loan used to purchase that property.

Financing Statement

A document filed by a creditor to indicate a security interest in the personal property of a debtor.

Constructive Notice

Legal concept indicating that a person should have known a fact because it was publicly available or recorded, even if they had no actual knowledge of it.