The Brockingham Carpet Company prides itself on high quality carpets. At the end of each day, the company quality managers select 3 square yards for inspection. The quality standard requires an average of no more than 2.3 defects per square yard. Last night, the inspector found 8 defects in the sample of 3 square yards. The chance of finding 8 or more defects in the sample is 0.9975.

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The statement provided does not give enough information to calculate the probability of finding 8 or more defects in the sample. It merely states the number of defects found in a specific instance, without providing a probability distribution or any other statistical data required to calculate the chance of finding 8 or more defects.

The Brockingham Carpet Company Prides Itself on High Quality Carpets