document.write( "Question 341102: Of the 16 students at a party, 4 are from Colorado, 5 are from Utah, and 7 are from Ohio. Four students are selected at random from this group of 16 students. Find the following probablities:\r
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document.write( "a. All four of the students are from Ohio.\r
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document.write( "b. None of the students are from Utah.\r
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document.write( "c. At least one of the students is from Utah. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #244239 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Of the 16 students at a party, 4 are from Colorado, 5 are from Utah, and 7 are from Ohio. Four students are selected at random from this group of 16 students. Find the following probablities: \n" ); document.write( "a. All four of the students are from Ohio. \n" ); document.write( "# of ways to pick 4 from 7: 7C4 = (7*6*5*4)/(1*2*3*4) = 35 \n" ); document.write( "# of ways to randomly pick 4 from 16 = 16C4 = (16*15*14*13)(1*2*3*4) = 1820 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "P(pick 4 from Ohio) = 35/1820 = 0.0192 \n" ); document.write( "============================================ \n" ); document.write( "b. None of the students are from Utah. \n" ); document.write( "P(none from Utah) = 11C4/16C4 = 330/1820 =0.1813 \n" ); document.write( "============================================= \n" ); document.write( "c. At least one of the students is from Utah. \n" ); document.write( "P(at least one from U) = 1 - P(none from U) \n" ); document.write( "= 1 - 0.1813 \n" ); document.write( "= 0.8187 \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |