In a production plant, various centrifugal pumps had tripped. 20% were found to have broken impellers, 70% were due to restricted flow at the discharge, and 10% were due to both broken impellers and restricted discharge. One pump that tripped was randomly selected. If the pump was found to have a broken impeller, what is the probability that the flow at discharge was restricted? Select the correct response.: none of these 50.00% 87.50% 67.67% 33.33%

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In a production plant, various centrifugal
pumps had tripped. 20% were found to have
broken impellers, 70% were due to restricted
flow at the discharge, and 10% were due to
both broken impellers and restricted discharge.
One pump that tripped was randomly selected.
If the pump was found to have a broken
impeller, what is the probability that the flow at
discharge was restricted?
Select the correct response:
none of these
50.00%
87.50%
67.67%
33.33%
Transcribed Image Text:In a production plant, various centrifugal pumps had tripped. 20% were found to have broken impellers, 70% were due to restricted flow at the discharge, and 10% were due to both broken impellers and restricted discharge. One pump that tripped was randomly selected. If the pump was found to have a broken impeller, what is the probability that the flow at discharge was restricted? Select the correct response: none of these 50.00% 87.50% 67.67% 33.33%
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