In: Statistics and Probability
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
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.