SOLUTION: a bag contains 5 red chips, 3 white chips, and 2 blue chips. three chips are selected from the bag without replacement. determine the probability that at least one is red

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Question 248656: a bag contains 5 red chips, 3 white chips, and 2 blue chips. three chips are selected from the bag without replacement. determine the probability that at least one is red
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a bag contains 5 red chips, 3 white chips, and 2 blue chips. three chips are selected from the bag without replacement. determine the probability that at least one is red
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P(at least one) = 1 - P(none)
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P(none is red) = 5C3/10C3 = (5*4*3)/(10*9*8) = 0.0833
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So, P(at least one is red) = 1-0.0833 = 0.9167
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Cheers,
Stan H.