Question 13 Marks
Bulbs are packed in cartons each containing $40$ bulbs. Seven hundred cartons were examined for defective bulbs and the results are given in the following table:
One carton was selected at random. What is the probability that it has:
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Number of defective bulbs
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$0$ | $1$ | $2$ | $3$ | $4$ | $5$ | $6$ |
more than $6$
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Frequency
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$400$ | $180$ | $48$ | $41$ | $18$ | $8$ | $3$ | $2$ |
- No defective bulb?
- Defective bulbs from $2$ to $6$?
- Defective bulbs less than $4$?
Answer
View full question & answer→Total number of cartons $, n(S) = 700$
Hence, the probability that no defective bulb is $\frac{4}{7}$
probability that no defective bulbs from $2$ to $6 =\frac{\text{n}(\text{E}_2)}{\text{n(S)}}=\frac{118}{700}=\frac{59}{350}$
Hence, the probability that the defective bulbs from $2$ to $6$ is $\frac{59}{350}$
$\therefore$ The probability that the defective bulbs less than $4 =\frac{\text{n}(\text{E}_3)}{\text{n(S)}}=\frac{669}{700}$
Hence, the probability that the defective bulb less than $4$ is $\frac{669}{700}$
- Number of cartons which has no defective bulb$, n(E_1) = 400$
Hence, the probability that no defective bulb is $\frac{4}{7}$
- Number of catons which has defective bulbs from $2$ to $6, n(E_2)$
probability that no defective bulbs from $2$ to $6 =\frac{\text{n}(\text{E}_2)}{\text{n(S)}}=\frac{118}{700}=\frac{59}{350}$
Hence, the probability that the defective bulbs from $2$ to $6$ is $\frac{59}{350}$
- Number of cartons which has defective bulbs less that $4$
$\therefore$ The probability that the defective bulbs less than $4 =\frac{\text{n}(\text{E}_3)}{\text{n(S)}}=\frac{669}{700}$
Hence, the probability that the defective bulb less than $4$ is $\frac{669}{700}$





