document.write( "Question 1105971: Please help me solve this problem: Twelve Ketchup cans, all of the same size have lost their labels. It is known that 7 contain tomatoes and remaining contain corn. If 5 cans selected at random. What is the probability that
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document.write( "i-All contain tomatoes ii-Five or more contain tomatoes iii-Exactly three contain tomatoes’
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Algebra.Com's Answer #721088 by Boreal(15235) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 12C5 ways to choose 5 from 12 (792) \n" ); document.write( "7C5are the ways to choose 5 out of the group that have tomatoes (21) \n" ); document.write( "21/792 or 0.0265 \n" ); document.write( "============= \n" ); document.write( "5 or more contain tomatoes is the same probability since only 5 are being drawn. \n" ); document.write( "============= \n" ); document.write( "3 do is 7C3*5C2, the ways 2 that don't have tomatoes can be chosen. \n" ); document.write( "35*10=350 ways and the corresponding probability is 0.442 \n" ); document.write( " |