A Package of 10 Batteries Is Checked to Determine If $2 / 3$

question 78

Multiple Choice

A package of 10 batteries is checked to determine if there are any dead batteries. Four batteries are checked. If one or more are dead, the package is not sold. What is the probability that the package will
Not be sold if there are actually three dead batteries in the package?

• A) \(2 / 3\)
• B) \(6 / 7\)
• C) \(5 / 6\)
• D) \(4 / 5\)

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