SOLUTION: A shopper buys two cartons of a dozen eggs each. His habit is to inspect 3 eggs picked at random from each carton and to reject the carton if he finds one or more cracked eggs. I

Question 1186367: A shopper buys two cartons of a dozen eggs each. His habit is to inspect 3 eggs picked at random
from each carton and to reject the carton if he finds one or more cracked eggs. If the first carton
contains two cracked eggs and the second, one cracked egg, find the probability that:
(a) Carton 1 is rejected and carton 2 is accepted.
(b) Both cartons are accepted.
(c) Neither carton is accepted.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The prob'y that the 1st carton is rejected is .
The prob'y that the 2nd carton is rejected is .

Hence,
a) Prob'y that carton 1 is rejected and carton 2 is accepted is .
b) Prob'y that both cartons are accepted is .
c) Prob'y neither carton is accepted is .
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