A Lot of 1000 Components Contains 200 That Are Defective $P ( B \mid A )$

question 48

Multiple Choice

A lot of 1000 components contains 200 that are defective. Two components are drawn at random and tested. Let A be the event that the first component drawn is defective, and let B be the event that the second component drawn is defective.
Find $P ( B \mid A )$

• A) 0.0398
• B) 0.2
• C) 0.1992
• D) 0.005

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