Container 1 has 8 items,3of which are defective. Container 2 has 5 items, 2 of which...

Container 1 has 8 items,3of which are defective. Container 2 has 5 items, 2 of which are defective. If one item is drawn from each container, what is the probability that only one of the items is defective?

0.2250

0.3000

0.0250

0.4750

0.1500

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Expert Solution

P(Only one item is defective)

= P(Defective from 1 and good from 2) + P(Defective from 2 and good from 1)

= (3/8)*(3/5) + (5/8)*(2/5)

= 19/40

= 0.4750

Option D is correct.

orchestra answered 2 years ago

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