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A box of 12 batteries has 3 defective ones. (Enter your probabilities as fractions.)
(a) If 2 batteries are drawn from the box together, what is the probability that both are defective?
(b) If 2 batteries are drawn from the box together, what is the probability that neither one is defective?
(c) If 2 batteries are drawn from the box together, what is the probability that one is defective?
(b) If 2 batteries are drawn from the box together, what is the probability that neither one is defective?
(c) If 2 batteries are drawn from the box together, what is the probability that one is defective?
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