SOLUTION: A vendor is trying to sell you a box of 50 fuses that contains exactly 5 defective fuses.
You select 2 fuses from the box for testing. If both are good you will buy the entire box
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Question 927933: A vendor is trying to sell you a box of 50 fuses that contains exactly 5 defective fuses.
You select 2 fuses from the box for testing. If both are good you will buy the entire box. If
one or both are defective, you will not buy the box. What is the probability that you will buy
the box?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
50fuses: 45G, 5def
selecting 2 fuses
P(buy box) = P(both good)) =
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