A computer store has 15 copies of a software package.  Unknown to the store, 3 of the packages have corrupted disks.  What is the probability that   a)  a customer buys one package, that it will be one of the packages that contains a corrupted disk?       b)  a customer buys one package, that it will be one of the packages that is not corrupted?               c)  a customer buys three packages and all are corrupted.

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A computer store has 15 copies of a software package.  Unknown to the store, 3 of the packages have corrupted disks.  What is the probability that

 

a)  a customer buys one package, that it will be one of the packages that contains a corrupted disk?

 

 

 

b)  a customer buys one package, that it will be one of the packages that is not corrupted?

           

 

c)  a customer buys three packages and all are corrupted.

 

 

           

d)  a customer buys three packages and two of them are corrupted.

           

 

 

 

 

e)  a customer buys three packages and one of them is corrupted.

 

 

 

 

           

f)   a customer buys three packages and none of them are corrupted.

 

 

 

 

 

           

g)  Find the sum of the probabilities in parts c–f and write an explanation for the sum.

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