document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=808145>Question 808145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A supply of 500 television picture tubes has 2 defective tubes. What is the probability that a tube picked at random from the supply is not defective? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of ways to succeed:: 498<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of possible outcomes:: 500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(not defective) = 498/500 = 0.996<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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