An assembly plant receives 50% of its tubes from supplier X, 30% from supplier Y and 20% from supplier Z. 2% of supplier X's tubes, 4% of supplier Y's tubes and 9% of supplier Z's tubes are defective. A tube is selected at random from the assembly plant. (i) Find the probability that the tube is not defective. If the tube is defective, find the probability that it is supplied by Z. (ii) (iii) Find the probability that the tube is defective or it is supplied by X.

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An assembly plant receives 50% of its tubes from supplier X, 30% from supplier Y
and 20% from supplier Z. 2% of supplier X's tubes, 4% of supplier Y's tubes and 9%
of supplier Z's tubes are defective. A tube is selected at random from the assembly
plant.
(i)
Find the probability that the tube is not defective.
If the tube is defective, find the probability that it is supplied by Z.
(ii)
(iii)
Find the probability that the tube is defective or it is supplied by X.
Transcribed Image Text:An assembly plant receives 50% of its tubes from supplier X, 30% from supplier Y and 20% from supplier Z. 2% of supplier X's tubes, 4% of supplier Y's tubes and 9% of supplier Z's tubes are defective. A tube is selected at random from the assembly plant. (i) Find the probability that the tube is not defective. If the tube is defective, find the probability that it is supplied by Z. (ii) (iii) Find the probability that the tube is defective or it is supplied by X.
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