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A carton contains 12 eggs, 3 of which are cracked. If we randomly select 5 of the eggs for hard boiling, what
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A carton contains 12 eggs, 3 of which are cracked. If we randomly select 5 of the eggs for hard boiling, what is the probability of the following events?
a. All of the cracked eggs are selected.
b. None of the cracked eggs are selected.
c. Two of the cracked eggs are selected.
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carton contains 12 eggs, 3 of which are cracked. If we randomly select 5 of the eggs for hard boiling, what is the probability of the following events?
a. All of the cracked eggs are selected.
# of ways to pick the 3 cracked = 1
# of ways to pick 2 others = 9C2 = [9*8]/[1*2[ = 36
# of ways to pick 5 of 12 = 12C5
Therefore P(3 cracked and 2 not) = [1*36]/12C5 = 36/792 = 0.0455
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b. None of the cracked eggs are selected.
# of ways to pick 5 not cracked = 9C5
# of ways to pick 5 of 12 = 12C5
Prob(5 not cracked) = 9C5/12C5 = 0.1591
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c. Two of the cracked eggs are selected.
# of ways to pick 2 cracked = 3C2= 3
# of ways to pick 3 not cracked = 9C3 = 84
# of ways to pick 5 of 12 = 12C5
Prob(2 cracked of 5 picked) = [3*84]/12C5 = 0.3182
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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