document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153768>Question 1153768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bowl contains 6 red chips, 5 blue chips, and 3 white chips. If three<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chips are drawn, determine the probability that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. the chips are of different colors?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. the chips are all red?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. two of three chips are blue? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "                       number of ways to get desired outcome\r\n" );
document.write( "P(desired outcome) = ------------------------------------------\r\n" );
document.write( "                     number of ways to choose 3 of the 14 chips</PRE><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In every case the denominator of the fraction is<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. the chips are all different colors<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to choose 1 of the 6 red AND 1 of the 5 blue AND 1 of the 3 white:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(all different colors) = 90/364<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. the chips are all red<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to choose 3 of the 6 red AND 0 of the 5 blue AND 0 of the 3 white:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%286%2C3%29%2AC%285%2C0%29%2AC%283%2C0%29+=+20%2A1%2A1+=+20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%286%2C3%29%2AC%285%2C0%29%2AC%283%2C0%29+=+20%2A1%2A1+=+20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(all 3 red) = 20/364<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 2 of the 3 are blue<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We need to choose 2 of the 5 blue and 1 of the 9 red or white:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(2 blue) = 90/364<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify the fractions, or convert to decimals, if required....<br><BR>\n" );
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