A litter of 9 kittens available for adoption at the Humane Society has four orange kittens and five black kittens. A family come

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A litter of 9 kittens available for adoption at the Humane Society has four orange kittens and five black kittens. A family come

s in and randomly selects two kittens for adoption. What is the probability that one kitten of each color is selected? A. 0.2469 B. 0.5556 C. 0.5247 D. 0.4444 E. 0.2778

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Dovator [93] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-22T17:36:37+03:00

Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

What is required is the probability of selecting one orange and one black kitten.

outcomes ( 1 O and 1B) = 4C1 * 5C1

Total outcomes = 9C2

Note: the order of color does not matter it is simply a matter of selection hence only combinations are made NOT permutations.

P (1O and 1B) = outcomes ( 1 O and 1B) / Total outcomes

P (1O and 1B) = (4C1 * 5C4) / 9C2 = 0.5556