document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1171365>Question 1171365</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Web site for M&M™ candies claimed that 24% of plain M&M candies are blue, 20% are orange, 16% green, 14% yellow, and 13% each red and brown.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Pick one M&M at random from a package.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Describe the sample space.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that the one you pick is blue or red?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that the one you pick is not green?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) You pick three M&M’s in a row randomly from three separate packages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Describe the sample space for the outcomes of your three choices.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that every M&M is blue?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that the third M&M is red?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that at least one is blue?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #796347 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=796347\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> for every 100, 24 are blue, 20 are orange, 16 green, 14 yellow, 13 red, and 13 brown.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sample space is what is picked {blue, orange, green, yellow, red, brown}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "prob pick blue or red is 37/100, the sum of both minus getting both at the same time, which is 0.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "not green is 1-p(green)=0.84<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now the sample space is {blue 1, blue 2, blue 3, orange 1, orange 2, orange 3...., brown 3}<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "every one blue is (24/100)^3=0.013824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the third is red is 0.13, the same for any given package<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at least one is blue is 1- none is blue=1-.76^3=0.561. </SPAN>\n" );
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