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2025 · Shift 2 · Q27
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2025 · Shift 2 · Q27

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A factory has a total of three manufacturing units, M1,M2M_1, M_2M1​,M2​, and M3M_3M3​, which produce bulbs independent of each other. The units M1,M2M_1, M_2M1​,M2​, and M3M_3M3​ produce bulbs in the proportions of 2:2:12: 2: 12:2:1, respectively. It is known that 20%20 \%20% of the bulbs produced in the factory are defective. It is also known that, of all the bulbs produced by M1,15%M_1, 15 \%M1​,15% are defective. Suppose that, if a randomly chosen bulb produced in the factory is found to be defective, the probability that it was produced by M2M_2M2​ is 25\frac{2}{5}52​. If a bulb is chosen randomly from the bulbs produced by M3M_3M3​, then the probability that it is defective is ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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Correct answer: 0.27TO0.33

  1. Set the production probabilities

The three units produce bulbs in the ratio 2:2:12:2:12:2:1. So, if a bulb is chosen at random from the factory output, P(M1)=25,P(M2)=25,P(M3)=15.P(M_1)=\frac{2}{5},\quad P(M_2)=\frac{2}{5},\quad P(M_3)=\frac{1}{5}.P(M1​)=52​,P(M2​)=52​,P(M3​)=51​.

Let DDD denote the event that a bulb is defective.

Given: P(D)=0.20,P(D∣M1)=0.15.P(D)=0.20, \qquad P(D\mid M_1)=0.15.P(D)=0.20,P(D∣M1​)=0.15.

Also given: P(M2∣D)=25.P(M_2\mid D)=\frac{2}{5}.P(M2​∣D)=52​.


  1. Find P(D∣M2)P(D\mid M_2)P(D∣M2​) using Bayes' theorem

By Bayes' theorem, P(M2∣D)=P(M2)P(D∣M2)P(D).P(M_2\mid D)=\frac{P(M_2)P(D\mid M_2)}{P(D)}.P(M2​∣D)=P(D)P(M2​)P(D∣M2​)​. Substitute the known values: 25=(25)P(D∣M2)0.20.\frac{2}{5}=\frac{\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)P(D\mid M_2)}{0.20}.52​=0.20(52​)P(D∣M2​)​. Since 0.20=150.20=\frac{1}{5}0.20=51​, 25=(25)P(D∣M2)15=2P(D∣M2).\frac{2}{5}=\frac{\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)P(D\mid M_2)}{\frac{1}{5}}=2P(D\mid M_2).52​=51​(52​)P(D∣M2​)​=2P(D∣M2​). Hence, P(D∣M2)=15=0.20.P(D\mid M_2)=\frac{1}{5}=0.20.P(D∣M2​)=51​=0.20.


  1. Use total probability to find P(D∣M3)P(D\mid M_3)P(D∣M3​)

Let P(D∣M3)=x.P(D\mid M_3)=x.P(D∣M3​)=x.

Using the law of total probability, P(D)=P(M1)P(D∣M1)+P(M2)P(D∣M2)+P(M3)P(D∣M3).P(D)=P(M_1)P(D\mid M_1)+P(M_2)P(D\mid M_2)+P(M_3)P(D\mid M_3).P(D)=P(M1​)P(D∣M1​)+P(M2​)P(D∣M2​)+P(M3​)P(D∣M3​).

Substitute the values: 0.20=(25)(0.15)+(25)(0.20)+(15)x.0.20=\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)(0.15)+\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)(0.20)+\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)x.0.20=(52​)(0.15)+(52​)(0.20)+(51​)x.

Compute: (25)(0.15)=0.06,(25)(0.20)=0.08.\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)(0.15)=0.06, \qquad \left(\frac{2}{5}\right)(0.20)=0.08.(52​)(0.15)=0.06,(52​)(0.20)=0.08. So, 0.20=0.06+0.08+x5.0.20=0.06+0.08+\frac{x}{5}.0.20=0.06+0.08+5x​. 0.20=0.14+x5.0.20=0.14+\frac{x}{5}.0.20=0.14+5x​. 0.06=x5.0.06=\frac{x}{5}.0.06=5x​. x=0.30.x=0.30.x=0.30.


  1. Final answer

Therefore, the probability that a bulb chosen from M3M_3M3​ is defective is 0.30.\boxed{0.30}.0.30​.


  1. Comparison with stored correct answer

Stored correct answer: 0.27 TO 0.330.27 \text{ TO } 0.330.27 TO 0.33

Our answer 0.300.300.30 lies in this range, so it agrees with the stored answer.

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