

Given, on average a box contains 2 defective items.
a. Probability that a randomly selected box has 2 defective items
P(r = 2) = (e-2 *2r )/r! = (e-2 *22 )/2! = (0.13534*4)/2 = 0.13534*2 = 0.27068
b. Probability that a randomly selected box has at most 2 defective items
P(r ≤ 2) = ∑r (e-2 *2r )/r! {0 ≤ r ≤ 2}
P(r ≤ 2) = e-2 *{1 + 2 + 4/2}
=> P(r ≤ 2) = e-2 *{1 + 2 + 2}
=> P(r ≤ 2) = e-2 *5
=> P(r ≤ 2) = 0.13534 *5
=> P(r ≤ 2) = 0.6767
