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Question 549805: In a shipment of 100 laptops, 6 are defective. If a person buys two laptops from that shipment, what is the probability that they are defective? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a shipment of 100 laptops, 6 are defective. If a person buys two laptops from that shipment, what is the probability that they are defective?
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P(2 defective) = 6C2/100C2 = 15/4900 = 0.0031
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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