JEE Main202624 January 2026Morning ShiftMathematicsProbabilityActual
From a lot containing 10 defective and 90 non-defective bulbs, 8 bulbs are selected one by one with replacement. Then the probability of getting at least 7 defective bulbs is
Options
- A67 10⁸
- B7 10⁷
- C81 10⁸
- D73 10⁸
Correct answer
D. 73 10⁸
Step-by-step solution
Binomial distribution with n=8 , p= 1 10 , q= 9 10 . P(X 7) = P(X=7) + P(X=8) P(X=7) = 8 7 ( 1 10 )^7 ( 9 10 ) = 72 10^8 P(X=8) = ( 1 10 )^8 = 1 10^8 P(X 7) = 73 10^8