Consider a company that assembles computers. The probability of a faulty assembly of any computer is p. The company therefore subjects each computer to a testing process. This testing process gives the correct result for any computer with a probability of q. What is the probability of a computer being declared faulty?
A. pq + (1 - p) (1 - q)
B. (1 - q)p
C. (1 - p)q
D. pq
Answer: Option A
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