document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162667>Question 162667</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone help me with this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 5 apples in a barrel of 25 apples are rotten, what is the expected number of rotten apples in a sample of 2 apples?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. .4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. .63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. .33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ask yourself, 5 is to 25 as x is to 2. then solve for x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how you get 0.4 apples, but that is what the math tells you. So in this case, you would have to do a little more thinking. There is no way to get 0.4 apples rotten. You either have a rotten apple or you don't. So, if you were asked, how many rotten apples do you 'expect' to find in a sample of two apples, your 'best bet' would be \"none\". You might actually have none, 1 or even 2. But the odds tell you, 0 is most likely based on the info you have handy. </SPAN>\n" );
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