
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author: Sheldon Ross
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Two machines turn out all the products in a factory, with the first machine producing 30% of the product and the second machine producing the rest. The first machine produces defective products 3% of the time and the second machine 4% of the time. What is the
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