SOLUTION: If six in every hundred saws are defective and you buy two what is the probability of both of the saws you bought being defective?
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Question 751267: If six in every hundred saws are defective and you buy two what is the probability of both of the saws you bought being defective?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1st saw: 6/100
2nd saw: 5/99
both: P=(6/100)(5/99)=1/330
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