A pharmaceutical company knows that approximately 5% of its birth-control pills have an ingredient that is below
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A pharmaceutical company knows that approximately 5% of its birth-control pills have an ingredient that is below the minimum strength, thus rendering the pill ineffective. What is the probability that fewer than 10 in a sample of 200 pills will be ineffective?
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ISBN: 9780130415295
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Authors: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying
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