On a very hot summer day,5% of the production employees at Midland States Steel are absent from work. The production employees are randomly selected for a special in-depth study on absenteeism. What is the probability of randomly selecting 10 production employees on a hot summer day and finding that none of them are absent?
A)0.002
B)0.344
C)0.599
D)0.100

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The probability of a single employee not being absent is 95% (1 - 0.05). For 10 employees, the probability that none are absent is 0.95^10, which is approximately 0.599.

On a Very Hot Summer Day,5% of the Production Employees