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The tensile strength of a metal part is normally distributed with mean 40 pounds and standard deviation 5 pounds. A part is considered defective if the tensile strength is less than 35 pounds. (a) what is the probability that a part is defective? (b) If a testing sample consists of 5 parts, what is the expected number of parts defective in such a sample? Assume that each part is independent of the others.

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