Three Companies Produce All the Potato Chips Used by Vending

question 63

Short Answer

Three companies produce all the potato chips used by vending machines in public areas in a midwestern state. Company A accounts for 70 percent of the chips, Company B 19 percent, and Company C 11 percent. The probability of the vending company getting an unfilled bag is 2 percent for Company A, 2 percent for Company B, and 4 percent for Company C. Suppose an unfilled bag is found. What is the probability that it came from Company A?

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells (neurons) that conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body, playing a critical role in neural communication.

Myelinate

Myelinate describes the process whereby axons of nerve cells are coated with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of electrical signals across neurons.

Vision

The ability to see; the faculty by which the mind perceives external objects through light and the eyes.

Hearing

The ability or process of perceiving sounds by detecting vibrations through the ear.