Answer :
The probability it fails to detect an underfilled can for the first time when it encounters the 10th underfilled is [tex]0.01667496[/tex].
What is probability?
Probability is defined as the possibility of an event to occur.
An automated weight monitor can detect underfilled cans of beverages with probability [tex]0.98[/tex]
Thus probability of success will be [tex]p=0.98[/tex]
So probability of failure [tex]q=1-p=1-0.98=0.02[/tex]
To find the first wrong detection happening on the tenth trial the first nine trials must be success followed by failure in the tenth trial.
Thus, required probability [tex]=p^9q^1=(0.98)^9(0.02)=0.01667496[/tex]
Hence the probability it fails to detect an underfilled can for the first time when it encounters the 10th underfilled is [tex]0.01667496[/tex].
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