Each computer component that the Peggos Company produces is independently tested twice before it is shipped. There is a 0.7 probability that a defective component will be so identified by the first test and a 0.9 probability that it will be identified as being defective by the second test. What is the probability that a defective component will not be identified as defective before it is shipped?

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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Each computer component that the Peggos Company produces is independently tested twice before it is shipped. There is a 0.7 probability that a defective component will be so identified by the first test and a 0.9 probability that it will be identified as being defective by the second test. What is the probability that a defective component will not be identified as defective before it is shipped?

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