SOLUTION: due to a manufacturing error, three cans of regular soda were accidentally filled with diet soda and placed into a 12-pack. Suppose that two cans are randomly selected from the 12-

Question 694432: due to a manufacturing error, three cans of regular soda were accidentally filled with diet soda and placed into a 12-pack. Suppose that two cans are randomly selected from the 12-pack, determine the probably that both contain regular soda?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
due to a manufacturing error, three cans of regular soda were accidentally filled with diet soda and placed into a 12-pack. Suppose that two cans are randomly selected from the 12-pack, determine the probability that both contain regular soda?
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# of ways to delect 2 of the 9 regular soda cans: 9C2 = 36 ways
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# of possible pairs in the 12-pack: 12C2 = 66 pairs
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P(2 regular soda) = 36/66 = 6/11
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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