SOLUTION: I have four stacks of cards. Each stack contains ten cards numbered from 0 to 9 If I draw one card from each of the four stacks of cards. What is the probability of getting th

Algebra.Com
Question 950165: I have four stacks of cards. Each stack contains ten cards numbered from 0 to 9
If I draw one card from each of the four stacks of cards. What is the probability of getting three 5's ?

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I have four stacks of cards. Each stack contains ten cards numbered from 0 to 9
If I draw one card from each of the four stacks of cards. What is the probability of getting three 5's ?
-------------
P(select a 5) = 1/10
----
P(select 3 5's) = (1/10)^3 = 1/1000 = 0.001
--------------
Cheers,
Stan H.
--------------

RELATED QUESTIONS

Thank you so much for helping me!! Here is the problem: I have three stacks of 38... (answered by Fombitz)
One box contain four cards no. 1,3,5 and 6. Another box contains 5 cards numbered... (answered by Boreal)
1. Two cards are selected without replacement from a usual deck of 52 cards. [A deck of... (answered by stanbon)
The following project uses the game of Guess Your Card. This is a game in which each... (answered by chessace)
A gambler is dealt the following hand from a randomly shuffled normal 52 card deck: the... (answered by stanbon)
two cards are drawn from a set of ten cards numbered from one to ten, without replacing... (answered by solver91311)
If you draw 5 cards from a standard 52 card deck, what is the probability of getting 5... (answered by stanbon)
There are two stacks of cards that each contain "r" cards. Two players play the following (answered by Edwin McCravy,solver91311)
Four cards are drawn from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that a card from... (answered by edjones)