Machine Proportion ofbooks boundProbability ofdefectivebinding0.020.0210.200.150.100.010.050.020.250.030.050.0170.200.03-2345ON A printer has seven book-binding machines. For each machine, the table to the right gives the proportion of the total book production that it binds and the probability that the machine produces a defectivebinding. Suppose that a book is selected at random and found to have a defective binding. What is the probability that the book was bound by machine 5?

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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