A firm produces articles of which 0.1 percent are usually defective. It packs them in cases each containing 500 articles. If a wholesaler purchases 100 such cases, how many cases are expected to be free of defective items and how many are expected to contain one defective item?

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A firm produces articles of which 0.1 percent are usually
defective. It packs them in cases each containing 500 articles. If a
wholesaler purchases 100 such cases, how many cases are expected
to be free of defective items and how many are expected to contain
one defective item?
Transcribed Image Text:A firm produces articles of which 0.1 percent are usually defective. It packs them in cases each containing 500 articles. If a wholesaler purchases 100 such cases, how many cases are expected to be free of defective items and how many are expected to contain one defective item?
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