A warehouse contains 5 parts made by the Stafford Company and 8 parts made by the Wilson Company. If an employee selects 3 of the parts from the warehouse at random, the probability that all 3 parts are from the Wilson Company is approximately .1958.

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The probability of selecting 3 Wilson parts in a row is calculated by multiplying the probabilities of selecting a Wilson part for each of the three selections: (8/13) * (7/12) * (6/11) = 336/1716, which simplifies to approximately .1958.

A Warehouse Contains 5 Parts Made by the Stafford Company