12. Fifteen telephones have just been received at an authorized service center. Five of thesetelephones are cellular, five are cordless, and the other five are corded phones. Supposethat these components are randomly allocated the numbers 1, 2, . . . , 15 to establish theorder in which they will be serviced. a. What is the probability that all the cordless phones are among the first ten to be serviced?b. What is the probability that two phones of each type are among the first six serviced?

12. Fifteen telephones have just been received at an authorized service center. Five of thesetelephones are cellular, five are cordless, and the other five are corded phones. Supposethat these components are randomly allocated the numbers 1, 2, . . . , 15 to establish theorder in which they will be serviced. a. What is the probability that all the cordless phones are among the first ten to be serviced?b. What is the probability that two phones of each type are among the first six serviced?

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A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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