A pack of 20 flash drives contains 3 defectives.  If 3 items are drawn without replacement, find the probability that the first is defective and the other two are not? Select one: a. 0.1193 b. 0.1286 c. 0.0162 d. 0.0149

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A pack of 20 flash drives contains 3 defectives.  If 3 items are drawn without replacement, find the probability that the first is defective and the other two are not?

Select one:
a. 0.1193
b. 0.1286
c. 0.0162
d. 0.0149
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