A square inch of carpeting contains 50 carpet fibers. The probability of a damaged fiber is 0.0001.

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A square inch of carpeting contains 50 carpet fibers. The probability of a damaged fiber is 0.0001. Assume the damaged fibers occur independently.
(a) Approximate the probability of one or more damaged fibers in 1 square yard of carpeting.
(b) Approximate the probability of four or more damaged fibers in 1 square yard of carpeting.
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Applied Statistics And Probability For Engineers

ISBN: 9781118539712

6th Edition

Authors: Douglas C. Montgomery, George C. Runger

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