A building contractor buys 70% of his cement from supplier A and 30% from supplier B. A total of 75% of the bags from A arrive undamaged, while 80% of the bags from B arrive undamaged. Find the probability that an undamaged bag is from supplier A. The probability is (Type an integer or decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed.)

A building contractor buys 70% of his cement from supplier A and 30% from supplier B. A total of 75% of the bags from A arrive undamaged, while 80% of the bags from B arrive undamaged. Find the probability that an undamaged bag is from supplier A. The probability is (Type an integer or decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed.)

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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