Three light bulbs are selected at random from a lot of 10. It is known that 4 of them are defective. What is the probability that: a. All three of the light bulbs are defective? b. One is defective and the other two are not defective?

Three light bulbs are selected at random from a lot of 10. It is known that 4 of them are defective. What is the probability that: a. All three of the light bulbs are defective? b. One is defective and the other two are not defective?

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

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b. One is defective and the other two are not defective?

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