A major textbook publisher has a contract with a printing company. Part of the contract stipulates that no more than 5 percent of the pages should have any type of printing error. Suppose that the company selects a random sample of 400 pages and finds 33 that have an error. If the printer is meeting the standard, what is the probability that a sample this size would have 33 or more errors?
A) 0.0014
B) 0.4986
C) 0.9986
D) 0.1245
E) 0.3755

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of finding 33 or more errors in a sample of 400 pages, assuming the printer is meeting the standard of no more than 5% errors, is 0.0014.

A Major Textbook Publisher Has a Contract with a Printing