There Are 10 AAA Batteries in a Box and 3

question 82

Multiple Choice

There are 10 AAA batteries in a box and 3 are defective. Two batteries are selected without replacement. What is the probability of selecting a defective battery followed by another defective battery?

• A) ½ or 0.50
• B) ¼ or 0.25
• C) 1/120 or about 0.0083
• D) 1/15 or about 0.07

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Equal Protection

A legal principle found in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to treat all citizens equally under the law.

Jim Crow Laws

Laws that were enacted in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and disenfranchise African Americans from the late 19th to mid-20th century.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

The 1896 Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.