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A manufacturer of a consumer electronics products expects 3% of units to fail during the warranty period. A sample of 500 independent units is tracked for warranty performance. (a) What is the probability that none fail during the warranty period? (b) What is the expected number of failures during the warranty period? (c) What is the probability that more than 2 units fail during the warranty period?

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Answer: a) 0.0000002, b) 15, c) 0.99996.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

n = 500

p = 3% = 0.03

q = 1-0.03 = 0.97

So, we will use "Binomial distribution".

(a) What is the probability that none fail during the warranty period?


P(X=0)=^(500)C_0(0.03)^0(0.97)^(500)=0.0000002

(b) What is the expected number of failures during the warranty period?


E(X)=np=500* 0.03=15

(c) What is the probability that more than 2 units fail during the warranty period?


P(X>2)=1-\sum _(x=0)^2P(X=x)=0.99996

Hence, a) 0.0000002, b) 15, c) 0.99996.

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