document.write( "Question 32386: 1.In a shipment of 50 DVD players, 2 are defective. If 30 players are picked at random, what is the probability that none is defcetive?\r
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document.write( "2.A shop has 12 flavours of lollipop. The shopkeeper sells the lollipops in packets of three, each packet containing 3 flavours. How many different packets are possible?\r
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document.write( "3. If 2 cards are drawn at random from a regular deck of 52 cards without replacement, what is the probability that both cvards are aces \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #20884 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! #1 P(player is not defective)= 48/50 \n" ); document.write( " You did't say if the players were selected with replacement. \n" ); document.write( "I am assuming they were replaced. \n" ); document.write( " P(30 selections are made and none is defective)= (48/50)^30=0.29.. \n" ); document.write( "Now I am assuming they were not replaced: \n" ); document.write( " [48C30]/[50C30] = 0.155.... \n" ); document.write( "#2 12C3 = [12*11*10]/[1*2*3]= 220 \n" ); document.write( "#3 [4C2]/[52C2]= [(4*3)(1*2)]/[(52*51)/(1*2)]= 6/1326=0.0045... \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |