During transmission over a communication channel, bit errors occur independently with probability p. If a block of n bits is transmitted, the probability of at most one bit error is equal to
A. 1 - (1 - p)n
B. p + (n - 1) (1 - p)
C. np(1 - p)n - 1
D. (1 - p)n + np(1 - p)n - 1
Answer: Option D

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