Step 1 :The problem is asking for the probability that a shipment will be accepted given that 2% of the batteries do not meet specifications. This is a binomial distribution problem where we are selecting 45 batteries and we want to know the probability that at most 2 of them do not meet specifications. The probability of a battery not meeting specifications is 0.02.
Step 2 :Let's denote the number of batteries as \(n = 45\) and the probability of a battery not meeting specifications as \(p = 0.02\).
Step 3 :Using these values, we can calculate the probability of the shipment being accepted.
Step 4 :The calculated probability is approximately 0.939.
Step 5 :Final Answer: The probability that this whole shipment will be accepted is approximately \(\boxed{0.939}\). This means that almost all such shipments will be accepted.