SOLUTION: a company has determined that 1% of the batteries it sells are defective. the batteries are sold in packs of two.what is the probiblity that both batteries in a pack are defective

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Question 449678: a company has determined that 1% of the batteries it sells are defective. the batteries are sold in packs of two.what is the probiblity that both batteries in a pack are defective?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a company has determined that 1% of the batteries it sells are defective. the batteries are sold in packs of two.what is the probiblity that both batteries in a pack are defective?
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Ans: 0.01^2 = 0.0001
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Stan H.