document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=206723>Question 206723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know this is a hypergeometric distribution.  When I solve for P1 = success of daffodil and P2 = success for tulip...I get the same answer and now I am confused. Something seems off to me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A homeowner plants 6 bulbs selected at random from a box containing 5 tulip bulbs and 4 daffodil bulbs.  What is the probability that the homeowner planted 2 daffodil bulbs and 4 tulip bulbs? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #156317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=156317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ways to select 6 bulbs out of 9 ___ 9C6 = 84\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ways to select 2 d-bulbs out of 4 ___ 4C2 = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ways to select 4 t-bulbs out of 5 ___ 5C4 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ways to select 2 d-bulbs and 4 t-bulbs ___ 6 * 5 = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability of 2 d and 4 t ___ (30 / 84) = (15 / 41) = .366 (approx) </SPAN>\n" );
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