A widget inspector inspects 12 widgets and finds that exactly 3 are defective. Unfortunately, the widgets then get all mixed up and the inspector has to find the 3 defective widgets again by testing...

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A widget inspector inspects 12 widgets and finds that exactly 3 are defective. Unfortunately, the widgets then get all mixed up and the inspector has to find the 3 defective widgets again by testing widgets one by one.

(a) Find the probability that the inspector will now have to test at least 9 widgets.

(b) Find the probability that the inspector will now have to test at least 10 widgets.

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David answered on Dec 26 2021

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This problem can be easier in case if we find the complement of the given event and then
subtract is from 1 to get the required probability.
a) P(At least 9 widgets)
= P(X > 9)
= 1 – P(Less than 9 widgets)
= 1 – P(At most 8 widgets)
= 1 – P(X < 8)
Now,
P(At most 8 widgets to be...

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A widget inspector inspects 12 widgets and finds that exactly 3 are defective. Unfortunately, the widgets then get all mixed up and the inspector has to find the 3 defective widgets again by testing...

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