document.write( "Question 1098446: Box A contains 8 items of which 3 are defective, and box B contains 5 items of which 2 are defective. If an item is drawn at random from each box. Find the probability that both items are non-defective.
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5 out of 8 in box A are \"non-defective\"; 3 out of 5 in box B are. So
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