A Major Distributor Buys Shoes from a Supplier

question 83

Essay

A major distributor buys shoes from a supplier. The distributor randomly samples the shoes to inspect for quality. The distributor's specifications state that a delivery of 100 pairs of shoes will be accepted only if the number of defective pairs of shoes in a sample of 10 pairs is two or less. Based on the sampling plan, what is the probability of accepting the delivery of 100 pairs of shoes if the actual percent defective is 0.05?

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