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A lot consists of 144 ball pens of which 20 are defective and the others are good. Nuri will buy a pen if it is good, but will not buy if it is defective. The shopkeeper draws one pen at random and gives it to her. What is the probability that:
(i) she will buy it?
(ii) she will not buy it?

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OSWAAL PUBLICATION-PROBABILITY -TEXTBOOK CORNER (EXERCISE 14.1)
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