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A box contains \( 100 \) bulbs, out of which \( 10 \) are defective. A sample of \( 5 \) bulbs is drawn. The
probability that none is defective is
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Options:
  • A \( \left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^{5} \)
  • B \( \left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{5} \)
  • C \( \frac{9}{10} \)
  • D \( \left(\frac{9}{10}\right)^{5} \)
Solution:
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The correct answer is: \( \left(\frac{9}{10}\right)^{5} \)
Given that, total number of bulbs are 100 .
Defective bulbs are 10 .
So, $p=\frac{10}{100}=0.1, q=0.9, n=5$
Therefore $p(x)={ }^{5} C_{x}(p)^{x}(q)^{5-x}$
$p(0)={ }^{5} C_{0}(0.1)^{0}(0.9)^{5}$
$=\left(\frac{9}{10}\right)^{5}$

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