document.write( "Question 279079: In a shipment of 50 calculaters,4 are defective.One calculater is randomly selected and tested. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY IT IS NOT DEFECTIVE ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #202970 by oberobic(2304) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 50 ways you can pick 1 item from a set of 50 items. \n" ); document.write( "We're told that 4 of the 50 are defective, so 4/50 are bad. \n" ); document.write( "So, picking 1 item, you would have a 4/50 or 1/12.5 or an 8% chance of drawing a bad one. \n" ); document.write( "OR \n" ); document.write( "You have a 46/50 chance of picking a good one, or 92%. That means the chance of drawing a bad one is 100% - 92% = 8%. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Done \n" ); document.write( " |