A factory has three assembly lines with the first producing 19% of the product, the second line producing 10% of the product and the third producing the remainder. The first line produces defective parts 2% of the time, the second produces defective parts 4% of the time, and the third produces defective parts 1% of the time. What is the probability that a defective part made at this factory was made on the first assembly

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A factory has three assembly lines with the first producing 19% of the product, the second line producing 10% of the product and the third producing the remainder. The first line produces defective parts 2% of the time, the second produces defective parts 4% of the time, and the third produces defective parts 1% of the time. What is the probability that a defective part made at this factory was made on the first assembly line?
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