Container 1 has 8 items, 3 of which are defective. Container 2 has 5 items, 2 of which are defective. If one item is drawn from each container, what is the probability that only one of the items is defective?
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The probability of drawing a defective item from container 1 is 3/8, since there are 3 defective items out of a total of 8 items. The probability of drawing a non-defective item from container 2 is 3/5, since there are 5 items in total and 2 of them are Show more…
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