Question

The Breaker's Manufacturing Company makes 80% of a particular sensor, the Cartin Company makes 15% of them, and the Flutes Company makes the other 5%. The sensors made by Breaker's have a 4% defect rate, the Cartin sensors have a 6% defect rate, and the Flutes sensors have a 9% defect rate. If a sensor is randomly selected from the general population of all sensors, what is the probability that it is defective, given that it was made by Breaker’s?


0.04

0.05

0.15

0.80

Answer 1

The question states:
"The sensors made by Breaker's have a 4% defect rate......"
Can you convert the 4% defect rate into the probability of a randomly selected Breaker's sensor being defective?

Answer 2

how do i convert it?

Answer 3

Convert the percentage value of 4% into a decimal fraction.

Answer 4

so 0.04

Answer 5

oh its A?

Answer 6

Correct. It is given that the sensor is made by Breaker's and that it was randomly selected, therefore you have the answer.

Answer 7

THANKS SO MUCH <3

Answer 8

You're welcome :)