What is the probability that both parts are defective


1. Two manufacturing plants produce similar parts. Plant 1 produces 1,000 parts, 100 of which are defective. Plant 2 produces 2,000 parts, 150 of which are defective. A part is selected at random and found to be defective. What is the probability that it came from plant 1? 

2. A lot of 100 semiconductor chips contains 20 that are defective. Two chips are selected at random, without replacement, from the lot.

(a) What is the probability that the first one selected is defective?

(b) What is the probability that the second one selected is defective given that the first one was defective?

(c) What is the probability that both are defective?

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