4. Agumball machine contains 60 gumballs of which 15 are yellow, 25 are pink, and 20 are blue. To operate the machine, you put a nickel into the slot and a random gumball is dispensed. If you buy 10 gumballs, what is the probability that: a) You get 2 yellow gumballs? b) All the gumballs are the same color?

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4. A gumball machine contains 60 gumballs of which 15 are yellow, 25 are pink, and 20
are blue. To operate the machine, you put a nickel into the slot and a random gumball is
dispensed. If you buy 10 gumballs, what is the probability that:
a) You get 2 yellow gumballs?
b) All the gumballs are the same color?
Transcribed Image Text:4. A gumball machine contains 60 gumballs of which 15 are yellow, 25 are pink, and 20 are blue. To operate the machine, you put a nickel into the slot and a random gumball is dispensed. If you buy 10 gumballs, what is the probability that: a) You get 2 yellow gumballs? b) All the gumballs are the same color?
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It is given that the total gumballs are 60 of which 15 are yellow, 25 are pink and 20 are blue.10 gumballs are bought. Therefore the sample space of the problem will be nS=60C10.

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