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Question 894850: suppose that there are 100 students in your accounting class, of whom 10 are left handed. two students are selected at random. what is the probability that atleast one is right-handed?
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suppose that there are 100 students in your accounting class, of whom 10 are left handed. two students are selected at random. what is the probability that atleast one is right-handed?suppose that there are 100 students in your accounting class, of whom 10 are left handed. two students are selected at random. what is the probability that atleast one is right-handed?
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P(at least one right) = 1 - P(2 are left)
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= 1 - [90C2/100C2]
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= 1 - 0.805
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= 0.1946
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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