SOLUTION: A manufacturer makes wooden and composite hockey sticks. Wooden hockey sticks account for 80% of all sales. Because of defects, 10% of the wooden hockey sticks and 25% of the compo
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Question 868192: A manufacturer makes wooden and composite hockey sticks. Wooden hockey sticks account for 80% of all sales. Because of defects, 10% of the wooden hockey sticks and 25% of the composite sticks must be replaced. If a hockey stick is selected and determined to be defective, what is probability it was wooden?
I've already determined that the probability of a random hockey stick being defective is 13% (unless I'm wrong on that), where do I go from here? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a hockey stick is selected and determined to be defective,
what is probability it was wooden? P(wooden|def) =
