SOLUTION: Samples of a new drink are handed out at random from a cooler holding 5 citrus drinks,3 apple drinks,and 3 raspberry drinks.What is the probability that an apple drink and then

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Question 933544: Samples of a new drink are handed out at random from a cooler holding 5 citrus drinks,3 apple drinks,and 3 raspberry drinks.What is the probability that an apple drink and then a citrus drink are handed out?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Samples of a new drink are handed out at random from a cooler holding 5 citrus drinks,3 apple drinks,and 3 raspberry drinks.What is the probability that an apple drink and then a citrus drink are handed out?
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# of ways to succeed:: 3*5 = 15
# of possible pairs:: 11C2 = 55
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Ans: P(apple and citrus) = 15/55
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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