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Question 629617: The school of Science and Engineering at a local university regularly purchases a particular type of electrical component. 60% are purchased from company A, and 40 % are from Company B. 2% of those supplied by company A and 1% of those supplied by Company B are known to be defective. The components are identical and thoroughly mixed on receipt.
(a) Draw a tree diagram to represent the possible outcomes when a
single component is selected at random.
(b) A component is selected at random.
(i) What is the probability that this component was supplied by
company A and was defective?
(ii) Calculate the probability that the component was defective.
(iii) Given that the component was defective, what is the probability
that it was supplied by company A?

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Hi,

60% are purchased from company A, and 40 % are from Company B. 

2% of those supplied by company A and 1% of those supplied by Company B are known to be defective.

(a) Draw a tree diagram to represent the possible outcomes when a single component is selected at random.

unable to Draw tree diagrams on this site

 (b) A component is selected at random. 

(i) P(Co A and defective) = .6%2A.02 = .012

    P(Co B and defective) =  .4%2A.01

(ii) P(defective) = .6%2A.02 + .4%2A.01 = .012 + .004 = .016

    P(A|B) = P(A and B)/P(B)  

P(Co A| Def) =  .012%2F.016+