Use the Appropriate Normal Distribution to Approximate the Resulting Binomial

question 249

Multiple Choice

Use the appropriate normal distribution to approximate the resulting binomial distribution. Bearings is the principal supplier of ball bearings for the Sperry Gyroscope Company. It has been determined that 6% of the ball bearings shipped are rejected because they fail to meet tolerance requirements. What is the probability that a shipment of 200 ball bearings contains more than 14 rejects?

• A) The probability is 0.2296.
• B) The probability is 0.7508.
• C) The probability is 0.2406.
• D) The probability is 0.2270.

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