A factory has three assembly lines with the first line producing 10% of the product the second line producing 27% of the product and the third line producing the remainder. The first line produces defective parts 2% of the time the second line produces defective parts 3% of the time and the third line produces defective parts 4% of the time. What is the probability that a part made at this factory is defective?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A factory has three assembly lines with the first line producing 10% of the product the second line producing 27% of the product and the third line producing the remainder. The first line produces defective parts 2% of the time the second line produces defective parts 3% of the time and the third line produces defective parts 4% of the time. What is the probability that a part made at this factory is defective?
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