
Paul F. answered 05/11/20
Highly Experienced Physics, SAT Math and Calculus Tutor
If a defective motor is removed, then of the 7 left, only 1 will be defective.
So a random selection has a Probability of working of 6/7 = 0.857
Karla V.
asked 05/11/20In a shipment of 8 small motors, 2 are known to be defective . Suppose that one motor is removed from the shipment and found to be defective . If another motor is randomly selected, what is the probability it is working correctly?
Paul F. answered 05/11/20
Highly Experienced Physics, SAT Math and Calculus Tutor
If a defective motor is removed, then of the 7 left, only 1 will be defective.
So a random selection has a Probability of working of 6/7 = 0.857
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