A personal computer manufacturer buys 37% of its chips from Japan and the rest from the United States. Of the Japanese chips, 1.7% are defective, and 1.1% of the American chips are defective. Find the probability that a chip is defective. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

A personal computer manufacturer buys 37% of its chips from Japan and the rest from the United States. Of the Japanese chips, 1.7% are defective, and 1.1% of the American chips are defective. Find the probability that a chip is defective. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

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