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THERE ARE 8 SWITCHES 2 ARE DEFECTIVE, IF I SELECT 2 SWITCHES AT RANDOM AND TEST THEM. WHAT IS THE PROBABLITY THE SECOND SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE GIVEN THAT THE FIRST IS DEFECTIVE
 Nov 11, 2013
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THERE ARE 8 SWITCHES 2 ARE DEFECTIVE, IF I SELECT 2 SWITCHES AT RANDOM AND TEST THEM. WHAT IS THE PROBABLITY THE SECOND SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE GIVEN THAT THE FIRST IS DEFECTIVE

Well, there are 7 swiches left and one is faulty so probability that the next one is defective is 1/7
 Nov 12, 2013

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