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EXERCISES

1. Ten percent of the tools produced in a certain manufacturing process turns out to be defective. Find the probability that in a sample of 10 tools chosen at random exactly two will be defective, by using:


a) the binomial distribution

b) the Poisson approximation to the binomial distribution

 

2. If the probability that an individual suffers a bad reaction from injection of a given serum of 0.001, determine the probability that out of 2000 individuals

a) exactly 3

b) more than 2, individuals will suffer a bad reaction.

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