Inspecting final products.

final products are sometimes selected to go through a complete inspection before leaving the production facility.

suppose that 8% of all products made at a particular facility fail to conformto specifications.

furthermore, 55% of all nonconforming items are selected for complete inspection while 20% of all conforming items are selected for complete inspection.

given that a randomly chosen item has gone through a complete inspection, what is the probability the item is nonconforming?

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Lexus

7 April, 20:35

Inspecting final products.

final products are sometimes selected to go through a complete inspection before leaving the production facility.

suppose that 8% of all products made at a particular facility fail to conformto specifications.

furthermore, 55% of all nonconforming items are selected for complete inspection while 20% of all conforming items are selected for complete inspection.

given that a randomly chosen item has gone through a complete inspection, what is the probability the item is nonconforming?

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Roy · Answer 1

P (non-conforming and complete inspection) = 0.08 x 0.55 = 0.044

P (conforming and complete inspection) - 0.92 x 0.2 = 0.184

P (complete inspection) = 0.044 + 0.184 = 0.228

P (non-conforming|complete inspection) = 0.044/0.228 = 0.193

the answer is 0.193 or 19.3%