2025 Nov TZ1 P2 Q6

2025 Nov TZ1 P2 Q6

7 marks

Two machines are used in a factory to manufacture semiconductors. Machine A manufactures defective semiconductors \(10 \%\) of the time, while machine B manufactures defective semiconductors \(5\%\) of the time.
A randomly selected machine manufactures ten semiconductors.
Both machines are equally likely to be selected.

  1. Find the probability that exactly two semiconductors are defecticve.

    [4]
  2. Given that exactly two semiconductors are defective, find the probability that they were manufactured by machine A.

    [3]
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