document.write( "Question 1133368: Factories A and B produce computers. Factory A produces 3 times as many computers as factory B. The probability that an item produced by factory A is defective is 0.024 and the probability that an item produced by factory B is defective is 0.038.
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document.write( "This probability is the ratio of two numbers:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    - the numerator is the number of defective computers produced by Factory A.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    - the denominator is the total number of defective computers produced by both factories.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P =  = cancel x in the numerator and in the denominator =  = use your calculator.\r\n" );
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