An automatic machine inserts mixed vegetables into a plastic bag. Past experience revealed that some packages were underweight and some were overweight, but most of them had satisfactory weight.

-What is the probability of selecting three packages that are overweight?
A)0.0000156
B)0.0004218
C)0.0000001
D)0.075

Question

An automatic machine inserts mixed vegetables into a plastic bag. Past experience revealed that some packages were underweight and some were overweight, but most of them had satisfactory weight.

-What is the probability of selecting three packages that are overweight?
A)0.0000156 
B)0.0004218 
C)0.0000001 
D)0.075

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The problem does not provide any numerical or statistical data to calculate the probability. Therefore, we cannot determine the exact probability of selecting three packages that are overweight. Option B is the only plausible answer, as it is the only one that provides a non-zero value.

An Automatic Machine Inserts Mixed Vegetables into a Plastic Bag