A company has two machines that produce widgets.An older machine produces 23% defective widgets,while the new machine produces only 8% defective widgets.In addition,the new machine produces three times as many widgets as the older machine does.Given that a widget was produced by the new machine,what is the probability it is not defective?
A) 0.06
B) 0.92
C) 0.50
D) 0.94

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The probability that a widget produced by the new machine is not defective is 1 - 0.08 = 0.92, since 8% are defective, so 92% are not defective.

A Company Has Two Machines That Produce Widgets