A factory has three assembly lines, with the first line producing 11% of the product, the second line producing 10% of the product and the third line producing the remainder. The first line produces defective products 4% of the time, the second produces defective products 3% of the time, and the third produces defective products 1% of the time. What is the probability that a defective part made at this factory is made on the first assembly line?

A factory has three assembly lines, with the first line producing 11% of the product, the second line producing 10% of the product and the third line producing the remainder. The first line produces defective products 4% of the time, the second produces defective products 3% of the time, and the third produces defective products 1% of the time. What is the probability that a defective part made at this factory is made on the first assembly line?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events

Problem 2C

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