A manufacturer buys 30% of a certain part from one supplier and 70% from a second supplier. If 2% of the parts from the first supplier are defective, and 3% of the parts from the second supplier are defective, what is the probability that a part is defective? (a) 0.025 (b) 0.020 (c) 0.017 (d) 0.027 (e) 0.037

A manufacturer buys 30% of a certain part from one supplier and 70% from a second supplier. If 2% of the parts from the first supplier are defective, and 3% of the parts from the second supplier are defective, what is the probability that a part is defective? (a) 0.025 (b) 0.020 (c) 0.017 (d) 0.027 (e) 0.037

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

Problem 11ECP: A manufacturer has determined that a machine averages one faulty unit for every 500 it produces....

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