61. Components of a certain type are shipped to a supplier in batches of ten. Suppose that...

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61. Components of a certain type are shipped to a supplier in batches of ten. Suppose that 50% of all such batches contain no defective components, 30% contain one defective component, and 20% contain two defective components. Two components from a batch are randomly selected and tested.

What are the probabilities associated with 0, 1, and 2 defective components being in the batch under each of the following conditions?

a. Neither tested component is defective.

b. One of the two tested components is defective. [Hint:

Draw a tree diagram with three first-generation branches for the three different types of batches.]

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