Naval intelligence reports that 8 enemy vessels in a fleet of 17 are carrying nuclear weapons. If 6 vessels are randomly targete

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Naval intelligence reports that 8 enemy vessels in a fleet of 17 are carrying nuclear weapons. If 6 vessels are randomly targete

d and destroyed, what is the probability that at least 5 vessels transporting nuclear weapons were destroyed? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.

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Molodets [167] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-01T00:20:29+03:00

Molodets [167]3 years ago

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Answer: Should be about a 20.4% chance

Step-by-step explanation:

17 times 6 divided by 5