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There are 10% defective pens. In a sample of randomly selected 10 pens, the probability that atmost one pen is defective, is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Binomial with n=10n=10, p=0.1p=0.1, q=0.9q=0.9.

P(X≤1)=(0.9)10+10(0.1)(0.9)9=(0.9)9[0.9+1]=(1.9)(0.9)9P(X\le1)=(0.9)^{10}+10(0.1)(0.9)^9=(0.9)^9[0.9+1]=(1.9)(0.9)^9.

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