Electric fuses produced by Ontario Electric are packaged in boxes of 12 units each. Suppose an inspector randomly selects and without replacement three of the 12 fuses in a box for testing. If the box contains exactly five defective fuses, what is the probability that the inspector will find exactly one of the three fuses defective? Select one: a. 0.567 O b. 0.1591 O c. 0.021 O d. 0.4773

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Electric fuses produced by Ontario Electric are packaged in boxes of 12
units each. Suppose an inspector randomly selects and without
replacement three of the 12 fuses in a box for testing. If the box
contains exactly five defective fuses, what is the probability that the
inspector will find exactly one of the three fuses defective?
Select one:
a. 0.567
O b. 0.1591
c. 0.021
O d. 0.4773
Transcribed Image Text:Electric fuses produced by Ontario Electric are packaged in boxes of 12 units each. Suppose an inspector randomly selects and without replacement three of the 12 fuses in a box for testing. If the box contains exactly five defective fuses, what is the probability that the inspector will find exactly one of the three fuses defective? Select one: a. 0.567 O b. 0.1591 c. 0.021 O d. 0.4773
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