Producing a defective item


When a machine is improperly adjusted, it has probability 0.2 of producing a defective item. Each day the machine is run until 5 defective items are produced. If this occurs, the machine is stopped and checked for adjustment.

a) What is the probabiliy that an improperly adjusted machine will produce 8 or more items before being stopped?

b) What is the average number of items an improperly adjusted machine will produce before being stopped?

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Basic Statistics: Producing a defective item
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