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Missing Pages from Books A bookstore owner examines 5
Chapter 5, Problem 18E(choose chapter or problem)
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.
ANSWER:
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: