2) A customer goes into a pet shop to buy 6 fish. They are happy with any species of fish. The employee removes 6 fish from a large fish tank containing 14 of species A, 19 of species B, and 11 of species C without replacing them. a) How many possible combinations of fish can this customer purchase? b) What is the probability the collection of fish being purchased contains 1 of species A, 3 of species B, and 2 of species C? c) What is the probability that exactly 3 fish are species B?

2) A customer goes into a pet shop to buy 6 fish. They are happy with any species of fish. The employee removes 6 fish from a large fish tank containing 14 of species A, 19 of species B, and 11 of species C without replacing them. a) How many possible combinations of fish can this customer purchase? b) What is the probability the collection of fish being purchased contains 1 of species A, 3 of species B, and 2 of species C? c) What is the probability that exactly 3 fish are species B?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

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ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

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