Compute the Probabilities of Hypergeometric Experiments

question 12

Multiple Choice

Compute the Probabilities of Hypergeometric Experiments
-An electronics store receives a shipment of 54 flat screen TVs of which 11 are defective. During the quality control inspection, 3 TVs are selected at random from the shipment for testing. The shipment will only be accepted if all 3 TVs pass the inspection. What is the probability that the shipment will be accepted

• A) 0.4975
• B) 0.5049
• C) 0.0085
• D) 0.0067

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