document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=338902>Question 338902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a carton of eggs contains 12 eggs, 3 of which are cracked. what is the chance that when selecting five of these eggs for hard boiling, two of them are cracked? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P(a random egg being cracked) = 3/12 = 1/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, binomial problem with p = 1/4 and n = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x=2) = 5C2(1/4)^2(3/4)^3 = binompdf(5,1/4,2) = 0.2637<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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