A box consists of $12$ good pencils, $6$ with minor defects and two with major defects. A pencil is chosen at random. The probability that this pencil is not defective is

\frac{3}{5}

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\frac{1}{5}

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Solution

The correct option is A $\frac{3}{5}$
$P ($ not defective $)$ $= 12 / 20 = 3 / 5$

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A box consists of 12 good pencils, 6 with minor defects and two with major defects. A pencil is chosen at random. The probability that this pencil is not defective is

The correct option is A 35P(not defective) =12/20=3/5

A box consists of $12$ good pencils, $6$ with minor defects and two with major defects. A pencil is chosen at random. The probability that this pencil is not defective is

The correct option is A $\frac{3}{5}$
$P ($ not defective $)$ $= 12 / 20 = 3 / 5$