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Louis is a technician at Byte Size Repairs. He records information on what parts have failed when laptops come in to be fixed. Here are the results of the failed parts from laptops that came in today:\newlinefan, battery, hard drive, fan, hard drive, keyboard, battery, fan, hard drive\newlineBased on the data, what is the probability that the next laptop will need to be repaired due to hard drive failure?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or whole number.

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Q. Louis is a technician at Byte Size Repairs. He records information on what parts have failed when laptops come in to be fixed. Here are the results of the failed parts from laptops that came in today:\newlinefan, battery, hard drive, fan, hard drive, keyboard, battery, fan, hard drive\newlineBased on the data, what is the probability that the next laptop will need to be repaired due to hard drive failure?\newlineWrite your answer as a fraction or whole number.
  1. Count Total Failed Parts: Count the total number of failed parts listed.
  2. Count Hard Drive Failures: Count how many times the hard drive failed.
  3. Calculate Probability of Next Failure: Calculate the probability of the next failure being due to a hard drive.

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