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Q.

A lot of 20 bulbs contain 5 defective ones. If one bulb is drawn at random from the lot, find the probability that it is not defective.

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a

3 13  

b

3 4  

c

1 13  

d

3 26   

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Given that in a lot of 20 bulbs it contains 5 defective ones.
We need to find the probability that the bulb drawn is not defective.
Probability of an event E is defined as:
P(E)=Number of favorable outcomesTotal number of possible outcomes
Since there are 20 bulbs in a lot, therefore the total number of possible outcomes is 20.
Defective bulbs are 5. Therefore, non-defective bulbs are:
205=15  
Hence, the number of favorable outcomes are 15.
Let E   be the event that the bulb drawn is not defective.
Now, the probability of getting a non-defective bulb is:
P(E)= 15 20  
P(E)= 3 4  
Thus, the probability of getting a non-defective bulb is 3 4  .
Therefore, option 2 is correct.
 
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A lot of 20 bulbs contain 5 defective ones. If one bulb is drawn at random from the lot, find the probability that it is not defective.