Use Bayes' theorem to solve this problem. A storeowner purchases stereos from two companies. From Company A, 650 stereos are purchased and 10% are found to be defective. From Company B, 950 stereos are purchased and 2% are found to be defective. Given that a stereo is defective, find the probability that it came from Company A.     a.) 65/84 b.) 19/84 c.) 13/84 d.) 95/84

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Use Bayes' theorem to solve this problem. A storeowner purchases stereos from two companies. From Company A, 650 stereos are purchased and 10% are found to be defective. From Company B, 950 stereos are purchased and 2% are found to be defective. Given that a stereo is defective, find the probability that it came from Company A.
 
 
a.) 65/84
b.) 19/84
c.) 13/84
d.) 95/84
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650 stereos are purchased form company A950 stereos are purchased from company B _______________________________________1600 stereos total purchasedevent A : the stereo is purchased from vompany Aevent B : the stereo is purchased from company Bevent D : the stereo is defectiveP(D|A) = 0.10P(D|B) = 0.02P(A|D) = ?

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