During a quality check

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Probability · Probability

Problem

During a quality check, a factory tested 5050 light-bulbs and found that 44 of them were defective. (i) Find the empirical probability that a bulb chosen at random from this batch is defective. (ii) Calculate the probability that a bulb selected at random is not defective. (iii) Express the probability obtained in part (i) as a percentage, correct to one decimal place. (iv) Show that the sum of the probabilities in parts (i) and (ii) equals 11.

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