document.write( "Question 417722: A supplier shipped a lot of six parts to a company. The lot contained three defective parts. Suppose the customer decided to randomly select two parts and test them for defects. How large a sample space is the customer potentially working with? List the sample space. Using the sample space list, determine the probability that the customer will select a sample with exactly one defect. \n" ); document.write( "

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A supplier shipped a lot of six parts to a company. The lot contained three defective parts. Suppose the customer decided to randomly select two parts and test them for defects.
\n" ); document.write( "How large a sample space is the customer potentially working with?
\n" ); document.write( "6C2 = 15
\n" ); document.write( "List the sample space.
\n" ); document.write( "Use A,B,C for defective
\n" ); document.write( "Use a,b,c for the not defective
\n" ); document.write( "List the 15 pairs
\n" ); document.write( "Aa,Ab,Ac
\n" ); document.write( "Ba,Bb,Bc
\n" ); document.write( "Ca,Cb,Cc
\n" ); document.write( "AA,AB,AC
\n" ); document.write( "aa,bb,cc
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\n" ); document.write( "Using the sample space list, determine the probability that the customer will select a sample with exactly one defect.
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\n" ); document.write( "P(1 defect) = 9/15
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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