Question

A BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH COMPANY PRODUCES 50% OF ITS INSULIN AT A PLANT IN KANSAS CITY, AND THE REMAINDER IS PRODUCED AT A PLANT IN JEFFERSON CITY. QUALITY CONTROL HAS SHOWN THAT.5% OF THE INSULIN PRODUCED AT THE PLANT IN KANSAS CITY IS DEFECTIVE, WHILE 1.35% OF THE INSULIN PRODUCED AT THE PLANT IN JEFFERSON CITY IS DEFECTIVE. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT A RANDOMLY CHOSEN UNIT OF INSULIN CAME FROM THE PLANT IN JEFFERSON CITY GIVEN THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE?

Answer 1

The probability that a randomly chosen unit of insulin came from the plant in Jefferson City given that is defective is 72.97%.

Given that a biochemical research company produces 50% of its insulin in Kansas and the rest in Jefferson, and 0.5% of Kansas's insulin is defective, while 1.35% of Jefferson's also is defective, to determine what is the probability that a randomly chosen unit of insulin came from the plant in Jefferson City given that it is defective, the following calculation must be performed:

• 0.5 + 1.35 = 1.85
• 1.85 = 100
• 1.35 = X
• 1.35 x 100 / 1.85 = X
• 72.97 = X

Therefore, the probability that a randomly chosen unit of insulin came from the plant in Jefferson City given that is defective is 72.97%.

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