A stockist has 20 items in a lot. Out of which 12 are non-defective and 8 are defective. A customer selects 3 items from the lot. What is the probability that out of these three items (i) three items are non-defective; (ii) two are non defective and one is defective.

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Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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A stockist has 20 items in a lot. Out of
which 12 are non-defective and 8 are
defective. A customer selects 3 items
from the lot. What is the probability
that out of these three items (i) three
items are non-defective; (ii) two are
non defective and one is defective.
Transcribed Image Text:A stockist has 20 items in a lot. Out of which 12 are non-defective and 8 are defective. A customer selects 3 items from the lot. What is the probability that out of these three items (i) three items are non-defective; (ii) two are non defective and one is defective.
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