SOLUTION: Four unmarked packages have lost their shipping labels, and you must reapply them. What is the probability that you apply the labels and get all four of them correct? Exactly thre
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Question 373867: Four unmarked packages have lost their shipping labels, and you must reapply them. What is the probability that you apply the labels and get all four of them correct? Exactly three correct? Exactly two correct? At least one correct?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at all of the possible outcomes for incorrect(I) and correct(C) placement of labels on each of the 4 boxes.
There are possible outcomes.
has exactly correct.
have exactly correct.
have exactly correct.
have exactly correct.
has exactly correct.
.
.
The probability that the label is correct is .
The probability that the label is incorrect is .
.
.
At least one correct means that its not the case that all four are incorrect.
So then either all 4 are incorrect or at least one is correct.
P(at least 1 C)+P(4I)=
P(at least 1 C)=
P(at least 1 C)=
P(at least 1 C)=
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