<PRE><B>Question 1055966</B>
Ted has a cat carrier which will hold 3 cats. Unfortunately, Ted has 5 cats: Muffy, Nero, Oprah, Penny, and Quade.
a. Make an organized list to show all the ways Ted can chose 3 cats at random to put in the cat carrier.
Ans: 5C3 = (5*4)/(1*2) = 10 ways
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MNO; MNP; MNQ; MOP; MOQ; MPQ ; NOP; NOQ; NPQ; OPQ  
 
b. How many of the ways in part (a) 
contain Oprah?
Ans: 5
c. How many ways in part (b) contain both Muffy and Nero.
Ans: 1
d. Based on your answers to parts (a) and (b) what is the proba
bility that Oprah will end up in the cat carrier?
Ans: 5/10 = 1/2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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