SOLUTION: A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 3 pieces of candy at random. Find the probability of all 3 orange. Round to 4 decimal places. Plea
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Question 982585: A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 3 pieces of candy at random. Find the probability of all 3 orange. Round to 4 decimal places. Please solve and show work. Thank you very much. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A bag contains 6 cherry, 3 orange, and 2 lemon candies. You reach in and take 3 pieces of candy at random. Find the probability of all 3 orange. Round to 4 decimal places. Please solve and show work. Thank you very much.
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P(3 oranges) = 3C3/11C3 = 1/165 = 0.0061
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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