An Automatic Machine Inserts Mixed Vegetables into a Plastic Bag

question 27

Multiple Choice

An automatic machine inserts mixed vegetables into a plastic bag. Past experience revealed that some packages were underweight and some were overweight, but most of them had satisfactory weight. What is the probability of selecting three packages that are overweight?

• A)0.0000156
• B)0.0004219
• C)0.0000001
• D)0.075

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