Answer:
0.0369 = 3.69% probability that all six cells of the selected cells are able to replicate.
Step-by-step explanation:
A probability is the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes
The combinations formula is important in this problem:
is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.
Desired outcomes
31 cells
19 are able to replicate.
We pick six.
The order is not important, that is, if it had been 2 cells, cell A and cell B would be the same outcome as cell B and cell A. So we use the combinations formula to find the number of desired outcomes.
It is a combination of 6 from 19(cells who are able to replicate).
Total outcomes
31 cells
6 are picked.
What is the probability that all six cells of the selected cells are able to replicate?
0.0369 = 3.69% probability that all six cells of the selected cells are able to replicate.