Solving Probability Problem: 100 Diodes, 5% Broken

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In summary, the conversation discusses the probability of a pile of diodes being declared valid, given that half of them are checked and there are no more than 2% of broken diodes. The task at hand is to find the probability of a pile of 100 diodes with 5% of them being broken, being declared valid. The solution involves calculating the probability of getting either 0 or 1 faulty diodes in a pile of 50, which is then used to calculate the overall probability of the pile being declared valid. The final answer is 0.181.
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there is a pile of diodes. Half of them are checked. The pile is declared valid, if there are no more than 2% of broken diodes.

Now i have to find the probability when having a pile of 100 diodes and 5% of them are broken, would be declared valid.

How i did this task. there are 95 "ok" diodes and 5 broken diodes. The probability of this set of diodes declared valid is p(A)= (95C48*5C2 + 95C49*5C1 + 95C50*5C0)/100C50 which equals 0.5. The answer after the problem is said to be p(A)= 0,181
Am I thinking wrong?
 
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Perhaps as a check for your answer calculate the prob. of being declared "not valid." The two probs. should add to one.
 
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Pr(5% broken is declared ok/1/2 are checked)=Pr(you get either 0 broken or 1 broken in the pile of 50)

=Pr(you get 0 or 1 faulty in 50/5 are faulty in 100)=50C5+50.50C4/{2*50C5+2*50C4*50+2*50C3*50C2}=0.1810892429
 

What is the probability that a randomly selected diode is broken?

The probability of selecting a broken diode is 5%, since 5% of the 100 diodes are broken.

What is the probability of selecting a working diode?

The probability of selecting a working diode is 95%, since 95% of the 100 diodes are not broken.

What is the probability that all 100 diodes are working?

The probability of all 100 diodes working is (0.95)^100, or approximately 0.0059.

What is the probability that at least one diode is broken?

The probability of at least one diode being broken is 1 - (0.95)^100, or approximately 0.9941.

How many diodes can be expected to be broken?

On average, 5 diodes can be expected to be broken (0.05 x 100 = 5).

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