SOLUTION: An assembly line has two inspectors. The probability that the first inspector will miss a defective item is 0.08. If the defective item passes the first​ inspector, the probabi

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Question 1138446: An assembly line has two inspectors. The probability that the first inspector will miss a defective item is 0.08. If the defective item passes the first​ inspector, the probability that the second inspector will miss it is 0.02. What is the probability that a defective item will pass by both​ inspectors?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The answer is the product of the two given probabilities


    P = 0.08*0.02 = 0.0016.


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