document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263239>Question 263239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The A. B. Company buys calculators from a Korean supplier.  The probability of a defective calculator is 10%.  If three calculators are selected at random, what is the probability that all three of the calculators will be defective? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "probability the first calculator is defective = 0.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability the second calculator is defective = 0.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability the third calculator is defective = 0.1<br/><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the probability that the first AND second AND third are defective, we need to multiply them all together.<br/><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To convert a decimal to a percentage, we multiply by 100.<br/><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the probability that all three calculators are defective is 0.1%. </SPAN>\n" );
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