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27 September, 19:22

In a shipment of 20 computers, 3 are defective. two computers are randomly selected and tested. what is the probability that both are defective if the first is not replaced after being tested?

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  1. 27 September, 19:28
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    You have to use the multiplication rule.

    The probability that the fisrt one is defective: 3/20

    And the probability that the second one is also defective and you can not replace the first computer drawn is: 3/20*2/19 = 3/190 = 0.0158
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