SOLUTION: A company buys calculators from a supplier. The probability of a defective calculator is 10%. If three calculators are selected at random, what is the probability that none of th

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Question 259255: A company buys calculators from a supplier.
The probability of a defective calculator is 10%. If three calculators are selected at random, what is the probability that none of the calculators will be defective? Show your work.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since each calculator is independent, the probabilities multiply.
P(1 Good)=0.9
P(3 Good)=0.9%2A0.9%2A0.9=0.729