SOLUTION: Please help me solving this problem. A carton of 24 eggs contains one that is spoiled. In how many ways can people chose 3 of these eggs and gets one that is spoiled? Thank y

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A carton of 24 eggs contains one that is spoiled. In how many ways can people chose 3 of these eggs and gets one that is spoiled?
Thank you.
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, sudhanshu_kmr:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A carton of 24 eggs contains one that is spoiled. In how many ways can people chose 3 of these eggs and gets one that is spoiled? 

P(getting the spoiled one and two unspoiled one) = 

1 - P(getting 3 good eggs) =

1 - ((23 good eggs choose 3)/(24 eggs choose 3)) =

1 -  =

1 - .875 = .125

Edwin
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Out of 24 one is spoiled, 23 is not spoiled.
Number of ways = 23C2 * 1C1 = 253

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