SOLUTION: An ice chest contains 5 cans of apple juice, 6 cans of grape juice, 5 cans of orange juice and 4 cans of mango juice. Suppose that you reach into the container and randomly select
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Question 1201884: An ice chest contains 5 cans of apple juice, 6 cans of grape juice, 5 cans of orange juice and 4 cans of mango juice. Suppose that you reach into the container and randomly select three cans in succession. Find the probability of selecting 3 cans of apple juice.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An ice chest contains 5 cans of apple juice, 6 cans of grape juice, 5 cans of orange juice and 4 cans of mango juice. Suppose that you reach into the container and randomly select three cans in succession. Find the probability of selecting 3 cans of apple juice.
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Total of 5+6+5+4 cans = 20 cans
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Without replacement:
1st choice is 5/20 = 1/4
2nd choice is 4/19
3rd choice is 3/18 = 1/6
Product = 1/114
