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2022-05-02

 

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Don Sumner

Don Sumner

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The given table shows the number of machines in a factory categorized by their type (Electric/E) and their condition (New/N) or (Used/U). We need to find the probability that a machine picked at random is electric given that it is new.
We can use the formula for conditional probability which is given by:
P(E|N)=P(EN)P(N)
Here, P(EN) represents the probability of selecting a machine that is both electric and new, and P(N) represents the probability of selecting a machine that is new.
From the given table, we can see that there are a total of 70 new machines, out of which 40 are electric. Therefore:
P(N)=Number of new machinesTotal number of machines=70100=0.7
Similarly, we can find the probability of selecting a machine that is both electric and new:
P(EN)=Number of new and electric machinesTotal number of machines=40100=0.4
Now, substituting these values in the formula for conditional probability, we get:
P(E|N)=P(EN)P(N)=0.40.70.57
Therefore, the probability that a machine picked at random is electric given that it is new is approximately 0.57 or 57%.

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