SOLUTION: In a shipment of 100 laptops, 6 are defective. If a person buys two laptops from that shipment, what is the probability that they are defective?
Algebra.Com
Question 549805: In a shipment of 100 laptops, 6 are defective. If a person buys two laptops from that shipment, what is the probability that they are defective?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a shipment of 100 laptops, 6 are defective. If a person buys two laptops from that shipment, what is the probability that they are defective?
-----------------
P(2 defective) = 6C2/100C2 = 15/4900 = 0.0031
===============================
Cheers,
Stan H.
================================
RELATED QUESTIONS
In a shipment of 100 televisions, 6 are defective. If a person buys two televisions from... (answered by edjones)
In a shipment of 100 televisions, 6 are defective. If a person buys two televisions from (answered by stanbon)
In a shipment of 100 televisions, six are defective. If a person buys two TVs from that... (answered by edjones)
A shipment of 93 laptops contains 6 defective laptops. A quality control specialist... (answered by ikleyn)
In a shipment of 2,500 video games, 97 are defective. If a person buys two games, what is (answered by Theo)
In a shipment of 2,500 video games, 97 are defective. If a person buys two games, what is (answered by ewatrrr,richwmiller)
A shipment of 140 laptops contains 6 defective laptops. A quality control specialist... (answered by MathLover1,ikleyn)
Among 10 laptop computers, five are good and five have defects. Unaware of this, a... (answered by ewatrrr,ikleyn)
A shipment of 102 laptops contains 10 defective laptops. A quality control specialist... (answered by Boreal)