πŸ“’ Too many exams? Don’t know which one suits you best? Book Your Free Expert πŸ‘‰ call Now!

  • google app store apple app store
  • βœ–

      Question

      26 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 127

      good ones. It is not possible to just look at a pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine the probability that the pen is taken out is a good one.
      A 0.830 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 0.870 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 0.833 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 0.838 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Numbers of pens = Numbers of defective pens + Numbers of good pens
      ∴ Total number of pens = 127 + 26 = 153 pens
      P(E) = (Number of favourable outcomes) / (Total number of outcomes)
      P(picking a good pen) = 127/153 = 0.830

      Practice Next
      ask-question