A producer of a certain type of electronic component ships to suppliers in lots of fifty. Suppose that 50% of all such lots contain no defective components, 40 % contain 1 defective component per lot, and 10% contain 2 defective components per lot. A lot is selected and two components from the lot are randomly selected and tested and neither is defective. What is the probability that zero defective components exist in the lot?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A producer of a certain type of electronic component ships to suppliers in lots of fifty. Suppose that 50% of all such lots contain no defective components, 40 % contain 1 defective component per lot, and 10% contain 2 defective components per lot. A lot is selected and two components from the lot are randomly selected and tested and neither is defective. What is the probability that zero defective components exist in the lot? 

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