document.write( "Question 422407: A package contains 10 pens, three of which are defective. If two pens are selected at random, find the probability of getting one defective pen? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #294846 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A package contains 10 pens, three of which are defective. If two pens are selected at random, find the probability of getting one defective pen? \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "P(defective) = 3/10 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "P(not-defective) = 7/10 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Binomial Problem with n = 2 and p = 0.3 \n" ); document.write( "P(x = 1) = 2C1(0.3)(0.7) = 2*0.21 = 0.42 \n" ); document.write( "=========================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============== \n" ); document.write( " |