A foreman for an injection-molding firm admits that on 20% of his shifts, he forgetsto shut off the injection machine on his line. This causes the machine to overheat,increasing the probability that a defective molding will be produced during the earlymorning run from 2% to 20%. The plant manager randomly selects a molding fromthe early morning run and discovers it is defective. What is the probability that theforeman forgot to shut off the machine the previous night?Probability =

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