Question

Looking in her food pantry, Professor Martinez finds a package of 12 flavored water bottles. The package contains 5 strawberry flavored water bottles and 7 mango flavored water bottles, each without labeling. All the bottles look alike and have equal probability of being chosen. Three bottles are randomly selected without replacing them.
a. The probability that all (exactly three) bottles are strawberry flavored is: _______
b. The probability that at least one of the three bottles are strawberry flavored is: _________
c. The probability that exactly 2 bottles are strawberry flavored is: _________

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 12/24 * 11/24*10/24

b) 1 - 12/24 * 11/24*10/24

c) 12/24 * 11/24 *12/24

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of bottles = 12 + 5+7 = 24

a. The probability that all (exactly three) bottles are strawberry flavored is: 212

12/24 * 11/24*10/24

b. The probability that at least one of the three bottles are strawberry flavored is:  

1 - P (no strawberry bottle)

1 -  (12/24*11/24*10/24)

c. The probability that exactly 2

12/24 * 11/24 *12/24