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A lot of 20 bulbs contain four defective ones. One bulb is drawn at random from the lot. What is the probability that this bulb is fine?

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Explanation:


Total number of bulbs = 20


Number of defective bulbs = 4


Number of fine bulbs = 20 – 4 = 16



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