Find probability to buy a defective clock

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A Texas clock company owns two factories, one in Dallas and one in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth factory makes 70% of their clocks, and 5% of their clocks are defective. However, 2% of the Dallas clocks are defective. If you go shopping and buy a clock from this company, what is the probability that you buy a defective clock?

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