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adelina 88 [10]
3 years ago
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A box in a certain supply room contains four 40w, five 60w, and six 75w light-bulbs. suppose that three bulbs are randomly selec

ted.
a.what is the probability that exactly two of the selected bulbs are rated 75w?
b.what is the probability that all three of the selected bulbs have the same rating?
c.what is the probability that one bulb of each type is selected?
d.suppose, now, that bulbs are to be selected one by one until a 75w bulb is found. what is the probability that it is necessary to examine at least six bulbs?
Mathematics
1 answer:
weeeeeb [17]3 years ago
8 0
Situation satisfies the criteria for the use of hypergeometric distribution. Since no replacement is made, binomial distribution is not applicable (probability does not remain constant).

A=number of target wattage bulbs
B=number of non-targeted wattage bulbs
a=number of target wattage bulbs selected
b=number of non-targeted wattage bulbs selected

P(a,b)=C(A,a)*C(B,b)/C(A+B,a+b)
where C(n,x)=combination of x items chosen from n=n!/(x!(n-x)!)

For all following problems, 
A+B=4+5+6=15
a+b=3 (selected)

(a) Target wattage = 75W
A=6, B=9, a=2, b=1
P(a,b,A,B)
=P(2,1,6,9)
=C(6,2)*C(9,1)/C(15,3)
=15*9/455
=27/91

(b) target wattage = each of the three
Probability = sum of probabilities of choosing 3 40,60,75-watt bulbs
P(3x40W)+P(3x60W)+P(3x75W)
Case    (A,B,a,b)
3x40W (4,11,3,0)
3x60W (5,10,3,0)
3x75W(6,9,3,0)

P(3x40W)+P(3x60W)+P(3x75W)
=C(4,3)*C(11,0)/C(15,3)+C(5,3)*C(10,0)/C(15,3)+C(6,3)*C(9,0)/C(15,3)
=4*1/455+10*1/455+20*1/455
=34/455

Can also be solved by elementary counting, for example, for (a),
P(2x75W)
=C(3,2)*6/15*5/14*9/13
=(3)*6/15*5/14*9/13
=27/91 as before
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