A cooler contains 11 cans of soda; 5 colas, 5 orange, and 1 cherry. Two cans are selected at random without replacement. Find th

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BaLLatris [955]

3 years ago

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A cooler contains 11 cans of soda; 5 colas, 5 orange, and 1 cherry. Two cans are selected at random without replacement. Find th

e probability that at least one can is cola.

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stepan [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-21T05:05:30+03:00

stepan [7]3 years ago

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Chance that the first can chosen is cherry is 1/11.
Chance that the first can chosen is not cherry and the second can chosen is cherry is (10/11)(1/10) = 1/11.
<span>So the required probability is 1/11 + 1/11 = 2/11.</span>

tino4ka555 [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-21T02:43:56+03:00

tino4ka555 [31]3 years ago

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There is a 20.2 percent chance he will get at least one cola