document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127613>Question 1127613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question 1127222: A wheel bearing factory rejects bearings if they are either oversize or undersize. The<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability that a bearing is oversize is 0.004 while the probability that it is undersize<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 0.01.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Are oversize rejection and undersize rejection events mutually exclusive?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) What is the probability that a bearing selected at random is not within size limits?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) What is the probability that a bearing selected at random is correctly sized? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer by Boreal(9352) About Me  (Show Source):<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Yes. A bearing can't be both undersize and oversize.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. The probability is the sum or 0.014 that it is not within size limits.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. correct size probability is the complement or 0.986\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In Question above, bearings are rejected if they are outside size limits. Incorrectly sized<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bearings are placed in a bin. If a bearing is selected at random from the rejects bin,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the probability that it is undersize? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "probability that a bearing is oversize is 0.004 while the probability that it is undersize<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 0.01.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Are oversize rejection and undersize rejection events mutually exclusive?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) What is the probability that a bearing selected at random is not within size limits?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) What is the probability that a bearing selected at random is correctly sized? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer by Boreal(9352) About Me (Show Source):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can put this solution on YOUR website!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Yes. A bearing can't be both undersize and oversize.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. The probability is the sum or 0.014 that it is not within size limits.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. correct size probability is the complement or 0.986 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In Question above, bearings are rejected if they are outside size limits. Incorrectly sized<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bearings are placed in a bin. If a bearing is selected at random from the rejects bin,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the probability that it is undersize? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For every 1000 bearings 4 are oversize and 10 are undersize<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: P(undersize in reject bin) = 10/14 = 0.714 or 71.4%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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