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Box A contains 8 items of which 3 are defective, and box B contains 5 items of which 2 are defective. An item is drawn at random from each box. What is the probability that both items are non-defective? And what is the probability that one item is defective and one is not?

Name: box a contains 8 ilems of which 3 are defective and box b contains 5 items of which 2 are defective an item is drawn at random from each box whal is the probability hal bolh items are non de 31194
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Description: box a contains 8 ilems of which 3 are defective and box b contains 5 items of which 2 are defective an item is drawn at random from each box whal is the probability hal bolh items are non de 31194

          Box A contains 8 items of which 3 are defective, and box B contains 5 items of which 2 are defective. An item is drawn at random from each box. What is the probability that both items are non-defective? And what is the probability that one item is defective and one is not?

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11/08/2021

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In box A, there are 8 items total and 3 of them are defective. So the probability of drawing a non-defective item from box A is 5/8. In box B, there are 5 items total and 2 of them are defective. So the probability of drawing a non-defective item from box B is Show more…

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Box A contains 8 items of which 3 are defective, and box B contains 5 items of which 2 are defective. An item is drawn at random from each box. What is the probability that both items are non-defective? And what is the probability that one item is defective and one is not?