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प्रश्न
It is known that a box of 200 electric bulbs contains 16 defective bulbs. One bulb is taken out at random from the box. What is the probability that the bulb drawn is defective.
उत्तर
Total number of possible outcomes = 200
Number of defective bulbs = 16
∴ P(getting a defective bulb) =`16/200 =2/25`
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