SOLUTION: Consider a shipment of 50 light bulbs and it is known that 2 are defective. If you randomly select a bulb, what is the probability that you select a defective one?

Question 539057: Consider a shipment of 50 light bulbs and it is known that 2 are defective. If you randomly select a bulb, what is the probability that you select a defective one?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Consider a shipment of 50 light bulbs and it is known that 2 are defective. If you randomly select a bulb, what is the probability that you select a defective one?
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# of ways to succeed: 2
# of possible outcomes: 50
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P(defective) = 2/50 = 1/25
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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