two video products distributors supply video tape boxes to a video production company. Company A sold 100 boxes of which 5 were defective. Company B sold 300 boxes of which 21 were defective. If a box was defective, find the probability that it came from company B.

two video products distributors supply video tape boxes to a video production company. Company A sold 100 boxes of which 5 were defective. Company B sold 300 boxes of which 21 were defective. If a box was defective, find the probability that it came from company B.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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