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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A company uses printer cartridges from three manufacturers. Manufacturers A, B, and C supply, respectively, 60%, 30%, and 10% of the company’s cartridges. 1% of cartridges from A, 2% from B, and 3% from C are defective. If a cartridge is randomly chosen and found to be defective, what is the probability that it is from manufacturer C?
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A company uses printer cartridges from three manufacturers.
\n" ); document.write( "Manufacturers A, B, and C supply, respectively, 60%, 30%, and 10% of the company’s cartridges.
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\n" ); document.write( "1% of cartridges from A,
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\n" ); document.write( "P(d|A) = P(d and A)/P(A) = P(d and A)/0.6 = 0.01
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\n" ); document.write( "P(d|B) = P(d and B)/P(B) = P(d and B)/0.3 = 0.02
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\n" ); document.write( "P(d|C) = P(d and C)/P(C) = P(d and C)/0.1 = 0.03
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If a cartridge is randomly chosen and found to be defective, what is the probability that it is from manufacturer C?
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\n" ); document.write( "P(C|d) = P(C and d)/P(d)
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\n" ); document.write( "= P(C and d)/[P(d and A)+P(d and B)+P(d and A)]
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\n" ); document.write( "= [0.1*0.03)/[0.6*0.01+0.3*0.02+0.1*0.03]
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\n" ); document.write( "= 0.003/0.015
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\n" ); document.write( "= 0.2
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