A shipment of 9 typewriters contains 3 that are defective. Find the probability that a sample of size 3, drawn from the 9, will not contain a defective typewriter.What is the probability that a sample of 3 of the 9 typewriters will not contain a defective typewriter?|(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

Given,no.of defective typewriters=3no.of non defective typewriters=6Total no.of typewriters=9

Answered: A shipment of 9 typewriters contains 3…

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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