Question

Suppose a shipment of 140 electronic components contains 3 defective components. to determine whether the shipment should be​ accepted, a​ quality-control engineer randomly selects 3 of the components and tests them. if 1 or more of the components is​ defective, the shipment is rejected. what is the probability that the shipment is​ rejected?

Answer 1

if its out of the defective components its 1 out of 3 if its the entire shipment its 46% chance it is rejected

Answer 2

The chance that one of the defective components is
`(3)/(140)` or 2.14285714% that the qc person will test a defective unit.