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Suppose that the probability that an item produced by a particular machine is defective equals 0.2. If 10 items produced from this machine are selected at random, the probability that not more than one defective is found is

A

`1/e^(2)`

B

`2/e^(2)`

C

`3/e`

D

None of these

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