document.write( "Question 938077: Q (3): Suppose there is a factory with three assembly lines (A, B, and C)
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document.write( "A: .50, (.004def)     .002
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document.write( "B: .30  (.006def)     .0018
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document.write( "C: .20  (.012def)     .0024
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document.write( "tot:                         .0062
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document.write( "choose one
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document.write( "P(def) = .0062  0r .62%
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document.write( "P(A|B) = P(A and B)/P(B)
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document.write( "P(B |def) =  =  .2903  0r 29.03 % \n" );
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