document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=218971>Question 218971</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a shipment of 40 televisions, 3 are defective. If 2 sets are randomly selected and tested, what is the probability that both are defective? (The first one is not replaced before the second one is selected.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(defective) = 3/40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(both defective) = (3/40)(2/39)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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