Question

In a shipment of 100 televisions, 6 are
defective. If a person buys two televisions from
that shipment, what is the probability that both
are defective?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

For the first television, 6 are defective out of 100 giving us  

6

100

For the second television, we assume defective is already purchased leaving  

5

99

(5 defective televisions out of 99 left)

The probability that both are defective can be found by multiplying the two probabilities:

6

100

⋅

5

99

=

1

330

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1/330

Step-by-step explanation:

For first television ,6 are defective out of 100 giving us 6/100

For second television, we assume that defective is already purchased leaving 5/99(5 defective out of 99left)

The probability that both defective can be found by multiplying the two probabilities :

(1/100)*(5/99)=1/330