SOLUTION: A supply of 500 television picture tubes has 2 defective tubes. What is the probability that a tube picked at random from the supply is not defective? (Round your answer to three d

Question 808145: A supply of 500 television picture tubes has 2 defective tubes. What is the probability that a tube picked at random from the supply is not defective? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A supply of 500 television picture tubes has 2 defective tubes. What is the probability that a tube picked at random from the supply is not defective? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
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# of ways to succeed:: 498
# of possible outcomes:: 500
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P(not defective) = 498/500 = 0.996
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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