SOLUTION: Please help me solve this probllem. The probability that a digital tape is defect-free is 0.97. If 2 tapes are selected at random, what is the probability that both are defe

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Question 389543: Please help me solve this probllem.

The probability that a digital tape is defect-free is 0.97. If 2 tapes are
selected at random, what is the probability that both are defective (state your answer as a decimal carried out to the fourth place)?

Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability that a digital tape is defect-free is 0.97====>The probability that a digital tape is defective is 0.03======>Probability that both are defective is 0.03*0.03 = 0.0009.