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(1 point) Zap Media is a major video distributor that purchases blank DVDs from two sources:...

(1 point) Zap Media is a major video distributor that purchases blank DVDs from two sources: Media Makers, which provides 64% of the DVDs and Disk Supply, which provides the remaining 36%. Historically, 4.3% of the DVDs Zap Media has purchased from Media Makers have been defective, whereas 7.7% of the DVDs purchased from Disk Supply have been defective. Use this information and a theoretical group of 10,000 blank DVDs to construct a table for this purchasing scenario. Round all answers and results to four decimal places.

Not Defective Defective Total
Media Makers
Disk Supply
Total 10000

a. What percentage of the blank DVDs purchased by Zap Media do they expect to be defective?  %

b. If we know a blank DVD is defective, what is the probability it was made by Media Makers?

c. If we know a blank DVD is not defective, what is the chance it was made by Disk Supply?

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