SOLUTION: A company manufactures red and blue plastic pigs; 5% red and 10% blue are misshapen during the manufacture. If the company makes equal numbers of each colour, what's the probabilit

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Question 1054996: A company manufactures red and blue plastic pigs; 5% red and 10% blue are misshapen during the manufacture. If the company makes equal numbers of each colour, what's the probability of selecting a misshapen pig on a random selection ?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P(misshapen red 0r Blue) = .05 + .10 = .15
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