Missing Pages from Books A bookstore owner examines 5

Chapter 5, Problem 18E

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Problem 18E

Missing Pages from Books A bookstore owner examines 5 books from each lot of 25 to check for missing pages. If he finds at least 2 books with missing pages, the entire lot is returned. If, indeed, there are 5 books with missing pages, find the probability that the lot will be returned.

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QUESTION:

Problem 18E

Missing Pages from Books A bookstore owner examines 5 books from each lot of 25 to check for missing pages. If he finds at least 2 books with missing pages, the entire lot is returned. If, indeed, there are 5 books with missing pages, find the probability that the lot will be returned.

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Solution 18E

Step1 of 2:

The total number of books in a lot = 25.

The number of books taken to owner examine = 5.

We need to find the probability that the lot will be returned.


Step2 of 2:

Suppose 5 books are taken to examine. Then, The remaining books in a lot is 20.

The number of ways of selecting 5 books from 20 books in a lot is:

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