Question

12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.​

Answer 1

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Numbers of pens = Numbers of defective pens + Numbers of good pens

∴ Total number of pens = 132 + 12 = 144 pens

P(E) = (Number of favourable outcomes/ Total number of outcomes)

P(picking a good pen) = 132/144 = 11/12 = 0.916

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Answer 2

Answer:

$132/144= 66/72= 33/36=11/12$

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