2. A shipment of 50 phone chargers contains 10 defective chargers. If 5 chargers are chosen at random: (a) What is the probability that all 5 will be defective? (b) What is the probability that exactly 1 of the 5 will be defective?

2. A shipment of 50 phone chargers contains 10 defective chargers. If 5 chargers are chosen at random: (a) What is the probability that all 5 will be defective? (b) What is the probability that exactly 1 of the 5 will be defective?

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