Neco 2018 Further Mathematics Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2018 Neco Further Mathematics examination.

Neco 2018 Further Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 8 NECO • 2018 • FURTHER_MATHEMATICS • objective

In a factory, 60% of the items are produced by Machine A and 40% by Machine B. The defect rates are 2% for Machine A and 5% for Machine B. An item is selected at random and found to be defective; a second item from the same production batch is then selected and found to be non‑defective. What is the probability that the first defective item was produced by Machine B?

Answer Options

A. 2\/3
B. 1\/2
C. 3\/8
Correct Answer D. 5/8
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
5/8

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This is Neco 2018 Further Mathematics Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Further Mathematics examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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