A Particular Electronic Component Is Produced at Two Plants for an Electronics

question 83

Multiple Choice

A particular electronic component is produced at two plants for an electronics manufacturer.Plant A produces 70% of the components used and the remainder are produced by plant B.The probability that a component is defective is 0.02 if it is produced at plant A and 0.01 if it is produced at plant B.The probability that the component is defective is ______

• A)0.3
• B)0.01
• C)0.003
• D)0.176
• E)0.017

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