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Question 283906: In a shipment of 50 televisions, 5 are defective. If 2 television sets are randomly selected and tested without replacement, what is the probability that both are defective?
Answer by brucewill(101) About Me  (Show Source):
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Chances for first one to be defective: 5/50.
Chances for the second to be defective (w/o replacement: 4/49.
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