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A large mail house which mails such items as catalogues, magazines, and other bulk mailings guarantees that there will be no more than a 3 error rate on its mailing labels. A customer who contracted a mailing to 190,000 individuals experienced a return of 5,900 items, which had incorrect addresses. Which of the following statements is true?
 a. There is a 3 chance of an incorrect return.
  b. There is a 0.0054 probability that a return of 5900 or more incorrect addresses could occur if the true error rate is 3.
  c. There is a 0.4964 probability that a return of 5900 or more incorrect addresses could occur if the true error rate is 3.
  d. There is a 2.69 percent possibility that a return of 5900 incorrect addresses could occur if the true error rate is 3.
  e. None of these statements are correct.
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