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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 8 years ago

Probability Questions - Algebra 2?

Answer which ever one(s) you know:

1. "You are baking cookies and you have 7 favorite recipes. How many ways can you choose which 4 types of cookies to make?"

*PLEASE SHOW WORK!*

2. "The leader of a club asks each of 6 members to bring 1 food item out from a list of 10. What is the probability that at least 2 of the members brings the same item?"

*PLEASE SHOW WORK*

First good answer= 10 points!

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  • M3
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    q1

    7c4 = 7!/(4!3!) = 35 <-----

    q2

    P(all bring different items) = 10/10 *9/10 *8/10 *7/10 *6/10 *5/10 = 0.1512

    P(at least 2 bring the same item) = 1 - 0.1512 = 0.8488 <-------

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