(a) a certain test tube contains 2 micro-organisms, (b) exactly 3 out of 5 test tubes contain 2 micro-organisms, (c) all of the five test tubes contain 4 micro-organisms.

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7. A tank contains 10 cm' of waters, which originally do not contain any micro-organism.
A total of 1200 micro-organisms are randomly spread in the water by shaking the
mixture. Then 5 test tubes are filled with 10 cm of the mixture each. Find the probability
that
(a) a certain test tube contains 2 micro-organisms,
(b) exactly 3 out of 5 test tubes contain 2 micro-organisms,
(c) all of the five test tubes contain 4 micro-organisms.
Transcribed Image Text:7. A tank contains 10 cm' of waters, which originally do not contain any micro-organism. A total of 1200 micro-organisms are randomly spread in the water by shaking the mixture. Then 5 test tubes are filled with 10 cm of the mixture each. Find the probability that (a) a certain test tube contains 2 micro-organisms, (b) exactly 3 out of 5 test tubes contain 2 micro-organisms, (c) all of the five test tubes contain 4 micro-organisms.
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